Supreme Court Rejects Roy Moore’s Appeal in Defamation Case
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Roy Moore's attempt to reinstate an $8.2 million defamation verdict related to a 2017 Senate race ad, declining to hear his appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the original award.
Fort Smith Fayetteville Springdale Rogers, AR, October 5, 2026 — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from former Alabama judge Roy Moore, effectively rejecting his bid to reinstate an $8.2 million defamation verdict. The verdict had been awarded in connection with an advertisement run during his 2017 Senate campaign.
The nation’s highest court did not provide a reason for its decision to deny review of the case. This action upholds a previous ruling by a lower court that had vacated the original defamation award. The details surrounding the specific claims made in the advertisement, and the exact basis for the lower court’s decision to overturn the verdict, were not elaborated upon in the summary provided.
Moore’s legal team had sought the Supreme Court’s intervention to reinstate the substantial damages that had been awarded to him. However, the Supreme Court’s decision means the lower court’s ruling stands, and the $8.2 million judgment will not be reinstated. The specific timeline of the lower court’s vacating decision and the subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court was not detailed.
Further details regarding the parties involved in the defamation claim or the specific nature of the alleged defamation originating from the 2017 Senate race advertisement were not provided. The contractor responsible for the ad and any subsequent actions or rulings beyond the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari were also not specified.
Story summarized from the original created by KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press on www.nwahomepage.com, see more information here.
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