MURDER THE TRUTH by David Enrich (epub)(Nonfiction)

MURDER THE TRUTH by David Enrich (epub)(Nonfiction)
Author: David Enrich
Full title: Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: March 11, 2025
Genre/Categories: Nonfiction; Journalism; Law/First Amendment; Politics

Enrich investigates a campaign by elite Americans to roll back New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), the landmark Supreme Court ruling that protects journalists from libel suits by public figures unless “actual malice” is proven, making it hard for powerful people to silence criticism. He traces its roots to Justice Clarence Thomas’s 2019 call to overturn Sullivan, amplified by Trump allies using SLAPP suits and threats to bankrupt newsrooms and deter reporting on corruption, disinformation, and abuses.