‘People have a right to their reputation:’ Political scientist calls for lower defamation standard

The current defamation standard set by the Supreme Court of the United States is too high, a political scientist with the Claremont Institute said on Tuesday.

Carson Holloway, who also is a political science professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha, made the comments during a defamation roundtable hosted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

“People have a right to their reputation,” Holloway said. The professor was joined by others who have been smeared by the media, including former Covington Catholic high schooler Nicholas Sandmann and a gun rights activist who had his comments unfairly represented in a Katie Couric documentary.