{
  "id": 17515480,
  "title": "Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein cartoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T01:59:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-epstein-cartoon/107333268"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US District Judge Darrin Gayles has dismissed former US President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story alleging a connection between Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Gayles ruled that the president did not meet the \"actual malice\" standard required in defamation cases, meaning he had to prove the defendants knew or should have known their statements were false. The lawsuit, originally filed in July 2025, alleged that The Wall Street Journal had published defamatory content, including a sexually suggestive cartoon and letter attributed to Trump, which Trump denied authoring. The case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. The lawsuit was one of several filed by Trump in his second term against major media outlets over perceived unfair or false reporting.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "U.S. judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Steet Journal over Epstein letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/u-s-judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-wall-steet-journal-over",
        "published": "2026-11-01T00:24:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}