Who will win in the case of Melania Trump versus The Daily Mail?
(And Melania Trump versus Webster Tarpley.)
If a publisher knows that something they print is false, then they are showing 'malice', and could lose in a court case.
But, if the publisher has made an innocent mistake, the publisher is likely to win in a court case.
Can Melania Trump Win Her Libel Lawsuit?
The key case is 'New York Times versus Sullivan'.In the famous case, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, Justice William Brennan noted that factual errors are 'inevitable in free debate.'