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Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 1:59 PM

Supreme Court won’t hear Roy Moore’s appeal over $8.2 million jury verdict in campaign ad dispute

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge from Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court justice, to an appeals court ruling that wiped out a multi-million defamation verdict over a 2017 campaign ad that recounted allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The decision effectively ends Moore’s long-running legal battle against Senate Majority…

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