menendez as we begin a new hour, should not democracy. republicans flock to the nra convention in the wake o another mass shooting. how the party is using its political power against th will of the people plus the impact of the classified documents what we can learn about th national guardsmen charged i the case also, trial for truth, fox new and dominion city have their day in court changing the narrative, ou conversation with broadway s first native america playwright about the thanksgiving play and how it fits into this political moment this is american voices. we begin with the disconnect between american voters and th policies back by republican-le legislatures there s no bigger issue that have lets the stark contrast between most americans and republican politics then gun violence this weekend, the national rifle association is ramping u its annual meeting i indianapolis as always, it is a must attend event for anyone thinking abou running for president as a repub
witnesses. all this, as fox faces yet another lawsuit for repeating big lie. fox investor alleges the networks of election - right in the filing quote, fox was more concerned about short term ratings and market shar then the long term damages o it s failure to tell the truth fox has not commented on the investors lawsuit, fox new denies it acted with actua malice in dominion case. joining me now, attorney chris matty he was the league lead attorney for the - one of the defamation case against alex jones also with us angelo carusone president and ceo form of medi matters. chris, thank you for much fo being with us. the libel law equivalent of the super bowl what is the standard of proo in a libel lawsuit, and why is this one just so high stakes it s a huge case, it s very difficult to prove defamation libel against a medi organization, what dominion going to have to prove is that fox news acted with actual
times v. sullivan the first amendment would prevent public officials to sue the media under any standard left demanding actual malice and can you explain to the people here today in those watching on tv what that standard means to you? new york times versus sullivan was a landmark decision. it changed pretty dramatically the law of defamation libel in this country. rather than the common law definition of libel, applicable normally for a long time. the supreme court said the first amendment has special meaning and protection. we re talking about the media, the press in covering public officials, public actions. indicated that a higher standard, proof was required in a defamation or libel case. proof of actual malice is required. that s been the law of land for,