Sandra Susan Merritt, who exposed the alleged tissue harvesting of fetal body parts by Planned Parenthood in 2015, asked the Supreme Court this week to review a multimillion-dollar judgment against her.
She argues in court papers the First Amendment’s press protections should apply to her news gathering and publication, noting the lower court didn’t let her use the First Amendment as a defense during trial.
“The First Amendment not only protects the publication of news; it also protects the news-gathering process, including undercover investigations, because without some protection for seeking out the news, freedom of the press could be eviscerated,’” lawyers for Ms.For the Supreme Court to take the case, four of the justices have to vote in favor of hearing Ms.
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