CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network
Lawyers on both sides delivered impassioned closing arguments on Thursday as Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against CNN heads to the jury.
CNN defamation trial: Jury remains undecided as deliberation carries into second day
Jurors remain undecided in the high-stakes CNN defamation trial as deliberation will carry into a second day after mulling over the case for nearly six hours.
Florida jury deliberates in security consultant’s defamation case against CNN
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CN) — A Florida jury of six began deliberations Thursday afternoon and will soon decide if CNN defamed Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and security consultant, by painting him as an illegal profiteer and implicating him in "black market" evacuations in a story on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
WATCH LIVE: Jury deliberations in CNN defamation trial underway
Navy veteran Zachary Young is accusing the network of defaming him after showing his face on-air while talking about the 'black market' smuggling Afghans out the country for thousands of dollars.
CNN defamation trial: Network’s fairness chief defends controversial report at center of lawsuit
CNN's fairness guru Emma Lacey-Bordeaux defended the controversial report at the center of a high-stakes defamation trial on Wednesday when called to the witness stand.
Journalist defends reporting that led to CNN defamation lawsuit
As the trial in Florida enters its second week, attorneys for Zachary Young, the security consultant named in the CNN story, tried to paint the network as engaging in “theater.”
CNN defamation trial: Several staffers testify against network's on-air apology ordered by legal department
Several CNN staffers testified during the network's defamation trial their opposition towards the on-air apology to Zachary Young that was directed by its legal department.
CNN Editor Fires Back at Zachary Young's Lawyer: 'That's Silly'
During the network's defamation trial, a lawyer for Zachary Young alleged a CNN editor "capitulated to the gods of media." ...
Jury Starts Deliberations In Security Consultant’s Defamation Case Against CNN Over Report On Afghan Evacuation “Black Market”
A Florida jury began deliberations this afternoon in a security consultant’s defamation lawsuit against CNN. Zachary Young ...
Defamation case against CNN over Afghan evacuation report goes to a jury
CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to ...
CNN Standards Director Says Zachary Young Story Was 'Very Fair'
A director of standards at CNN defended the network's story at the center of a defamation case as "very fair." ...
CNN defamation trial: Major General testifies he would've hired Zachary Young before on-air segment, not after
Tensions were high as the first expert witness took the stand at the CNN defamation trial brought by U.S. Navy veteran ...
‘What a punchable face’: CNN journalist confronted with disparaging messages about Navy vet suing network for defamation
CNN senior correspondent Alexander Marquardt was confronted on Monday with disparaging messages about Zachary Young, the Navy ...