A career journalist covering spies and national security was hit with a $1 million defamation lawsuit. He turned t…
We spoke to SpyTalk's Jeff Stein in the days after his lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in federal court
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A career journalist covering spies and national security was hit with a $1 million defamation lawsuit. He turned to Substack Defender for help—and won
We spoke to SpyTalk's Jeff Stein in the days after his lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in federal court
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Earlier this year, veteran national security reporter Jeff Stein was served with an eye-watering $1 million defamation lawsuit after publishing a scoop about an incoming Trump administration official in his publication, SpyTalk. Backed by a number of authoritative sources, Jeff had reported that Keith Bass, the Pentagon’s incoming top health official, had been “effectively fired” from his previous role at the CIA for “poor management”. He turned to Substack Defender, which offers Substack publishers legal support as part of efforts to uphold a free press and free speech, to fight the case. With Defender’s support, the case was dismissed with prejudice last week in federal court.
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