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Wynn Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed.
FILE - Casino mogul Steve Wynn pauses at a news conference in Medford, Mass., on March 15, 2016. The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb 8, 2024, dismissed a defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press based on a story about accounts to Las Vegas police from two women who alleged sexual misconduct by former casino mogul Wynn.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Nevada high court dismisses casino mogul Steve Wynn's defamation suit against The Associated Press

Nevada's Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press

By KEN RITTER
Published - Feb 08, 2024, 10:09 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 08, 2024, 10:09 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct.

The court cited state anti-SLAPP law in rejecting Wynn's claim that he was defamed in the February 2018 AP article, which cited police documents. SLAPP, or strategic lawsuits against public participation, refers to court filings made to intimidate or silence critics.

“Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes were designed to limit precisely the type of claim at issue here, which involves a news organization publishing an article in a good faith effort to inform their readers regarding an issue of clear public interest,” the three-justice panel said in a unanimous opinion.

Wynn had argued that the documents failed to fully describe elements of a woman’s account that would have cast doubt on her allegation that he raped her in the 1970s in Chicago and that she gave birth to their daughter in a gas station restroom.

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