Justice Thomas Grants Trump Extension in CNN Libel Case

complex filings and do not reflect any view on the merits of the underlying petition.

In November 2025, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of Trump’s libel complaint.

The suit alleged that CNN defamed Trump by repeatedly labeling his challenges to the 2020 election results as the “Big Lie,” a phrase the network and its commentators continue reading …