Overview
- Ruling Monday, a federal judge in Miami dismissed the case and gave Trump until April 27 to refile, which his spokesperson says he will do.
- The court found he did not plausibly allege 'actual malice,' which in U.S. law means the outlet knew a claim was false or ignored clear doubts.
- The suit sought at least $10 billion from the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch and News Corp.
- The dispute stems from a Journal report based on Epstein files that described an explicit 2003 birthday note bearing Trump's name, which he says he did not write.
- The decision is procedural and does not decide whether the Journal's reporting was true.