The Florida Supreme Court decided on Aug. 26 that it will not pause President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board.
The Pulitzer board had urged the court to put the litigation on hold during Trump’s presidency because presidential immunity may prevent a state court from compelling him through orders.
The Florida Supreme Court issued an unsigned one-page order in Alexander v. Trump saying it would not review a May ruling by the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida that denied the board’s request. The state supreme court did not explain its decision….
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Pulitzer Prize Board Request to Pause Trump Lawsuit
