Donald Trump’s feud with The New York Times

Things are heating up between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and The New York Times in the wake of an article the newspaper published this week, titled “Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately.”  The article received quick condemnation from Trump, whose attorneys are demanding a retraction. The New York Times stands by its story.

The latest battle between Trump and The New York Times comes on the heels of another controversy between Trump and the newspaper over The New York Times’ decision to publish a story about Trump’s tax returns.

If either dispute moves forward in court, what legal issues are at play? Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, an expert on First Amendment issues, is available for media interviews to discuss this emerging story. Jones is a law professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. A former newspaper reporter and editor, she teaches, researches and writes on legal issues affecting the press and on the intersection between the media and the courts, with a particular focus on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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