Libel Hunt
History of USA
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| | 1981 | Hunt, Everette Howard |  |
| Hunt is awarded $650,000 in a libel lawsuit against Liberty Lobby, after it published an article by Victor Marchetti in its newspaper The Spotlight accusing Hunt of involvement in the conspiracy to kill John F. Kennedy |
| 1985 | Hunt, Everette Howard |  |
| Mark Lane, author of the best-selling "Rush to Judgment," successfully defends Liberty Lobby in a second trial in 1985, overturning the original libel award of 1981 |
| 1985 | Lane, Mark |  |
| Mark Lane, author of the best-selling "Rush to Judgment," successfully defends Liberty Lobby in a second trial in 1985, overturning the original libel award of 1981 |
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