A federal judge has dismissed Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s $4.8 billion lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League, alleging that the civil rights group unfairly slandered him as an anti-Semite.
Farrakhan has long described Hitler as a “great” man, repeatedly claimed that “satanic” Jews control the government and Hollywood, and likened Jews to termites, but in October filed a lawsuit against ADL and the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Manhattan federal court, alleging that: The group harmed him and the Islamic State by pushing a “false narrative” that he was an anti-Semite.
In dismissing the lawsuit, Judge Dennis Cote in Manhattan federal court on Friday said Farrakhan had presented no evidence clearly linking the group’s actions and writings to the injuries sustained by himself or his religious group. He said no.
Regarding Farrakhan’s claim that Morgan State University banned him from speaking at the school in 2023 due to pressure from the ADL, Cote has not proven that there was “an injury substantially attributable to the ADL.” I wrote.
Cote also wrote in his ruling that the ADL’s writings about Farrakhan and comments about Jews “constitute unactionable opinions” and are not defamatory, and that Farrakhan “does not admit any actual malice.” ” he pointed out.
The Anti-Defamation League supported the judge’s opinion. Decision regarding X It also linked to a blog post listing excerpts of Farrakhan’s “hateful and conspiratorial statements.”
“Truth is a defense, and no, we are not going to stop calling out anti-Semitism whenever and wherever we see it,” the ADL wrote.
