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Supreme Court Denies Roy Moore Appeal, Upholds $8.2 M Verdict

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Supreme Court rejected former Alabama Justice Roy Moore's appeal to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict.
The Court also denied Moore's emergency request to pause the 11th Circuit's order.
The defamation suit stemmed from a 2017 Senate race TV ad funded by Senate Majority PAC.
The ad alleged Moore solicited sex from teenage girls, which Moore denied, including a 1979 allegation.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejected former Alabama Justice Roy Moore's appeal to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict.
The Court also denied Moore's emergency request to pause the 11th Circuit's order.
The defamation suit stemmed from a 2017 Senate race TV ad funded by Senate Majority PAC.
The ad alleged Moore solicited sex from teenage girls, which Moore denied, including a 1979 allegation.