Jury sides with Louisiana Supreme Court justice in rare defamation win for public official
Summary
A jury decided that Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes was defamed by a local newspaper and two former editors in a 2019 editorial. The jury awarded Hughes $300,000 in damages for the published article.Key Facts
- The case involved a defamation claim by Justice Jeff Hughes against The Advocate newspaper and two former editors.
- The incident relates to an editorial published in 2019.
- The jury in Iberville Parish ruled in favor of Justice Hughes on Monday.
- The jury awarded Hughes $300,000 as compensation for the defamation.
- The Advocate is a Baton Rouge-based news publication.
- Defamation means making false statements that harm someone's reputation.
- This ruling is an uncommon win for a public official in a defamation case.
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