A federal appeals court overturned the $8.2 million in damages awarded to former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore in 2022.
Moore launched a lawsuit in 2019 against the Senate Majority PAC over their ad that cited claims of Moore “soliciting sex from young girls” during his 2017 run for U.S. Senate.
The PAC’s ad displayed quotes from new articles about Moore’s alleged behavior, including one suggesting he approached a young girl working as “Santa’s helper.” The ads were aired over 500 times in the final weeks of the campaign, where he was facing off against Democrat Doug Jones. Jones won the election with 49.9% of the vote.
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Moore sued the PAC for defamation and “false-light invasion of privacy.” The case went to a jury, and they awarded him the $8.2 million.
However, a three-judge panel of
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