The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid by casino mogul Steve Wynn to roll back defamation protections established in its landmark 1964 ruling in the case New York Times v. Sullivan - a standard that has been questioned by President Donald Trump and two of its own conservative justices.

The Supreme Court shut down former Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn’s bid to overturn a precedent protecting press freedoms Monday. The justices declined to hear an appeal by the billionaire to revisit the landmark 1964 ruling of the case New York Times v.

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case challenging long-standing protections for the press that was brought by billionaire Las Vegas hotelier Steve Wynn. In his case against The Associated Press,

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case seeking to challenge the 1964 precedent that protects news outlets from litigation for publishing critical information about public figures. Why it matters: Conservative justices have called for the Supreme Court to revisit New York Times v.