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Charles Harder vs. Vice

Harder, the attorney who drove a stake through Gawker, is taking aim at the media industry again with a case against Vice Media that could tempt the Supreme Court to reverse The New York Times v. Sullivan—and another targeting The Times, itself.

Charles Harder
Attorney Charles Harder.
Eriq Gardner
June 27, 2022

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has been on a precedent-smashing joyride these past few days—ending the right to abortion, curtailing Miranda rights, striking down restrictions on guns. Insiders expect a major ruling to limit the powers of the E.P.A., too. Meanwhile, Clarence Thomas has outlined the landmark decisions he’d like to see reversed next: the legal right to contraception, and gay marriage, even private sexual decisions between consenting adults. Now let’s add constitutional protections ensuring free speech to the list, too.