Supreme Court Declines Roy Moore Appeal in $8.2 Million Defamation Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Roy Moore, effectively rejecting his effort to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict related to a 2017 Senate race advertisement.
Burlington Plattsburgh, VT, October 5, 2026 — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by Roy Moore, signaling the end of his legal bid to reinstate a defamation judgment totaling $8.2 million. This decision by the nation’s highest court effectively rejects Moore’s attempt to restore the verdict, which stemmed from an advertisement during his 2017 Senate race campaign.
The specific reasons for the Supreme Court’s decision to not review the case were not immediately provided.
The defamation verdict was originally awarded in a legal proceeding that followed Moore’s 2017 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Details regarding the plaintiff or plaintiffs in the original defamation suit, as well as the precise nature of the advertisement in question, were not included in the available information.
The legal process involved Moore seeking to restore the $8.2 million defamation verdict. His appeal to the Supreme Court represented a further step in this effort, which has now been effectively denied by the court’s refusal to hear the case. The contractor’s name was not provided, nor was the specific outcome of any prior appeals or the timeline of the legal proceedings following the 2017 advertisement.
This development marks a significant point in the ongoing legal ramifications tied to the 2017 Senate race advertisement and the subsequent defamation proceedings.
Story summarized from the original created by KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press on www.mychamplainvalley.com, see more information here.
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