Overview

• The Fourth District Court of Appeal denied the Pulitzer Prize Board’s effort to pause President Trump’s lawsuit, clearing the case to move forward in Florida state court.
• The court’s seven-page opinion concluded the board failed to demonstrate any constitutional conflict requiring a stay until Trump’s term ends.
• President Trump hailed the ruling as a “major win” on Truth Social, reiterating claims that The New York Times and The Washington Post won Pulitzers for false reporting on Russian election interference.
• Filed in December 2022, the suit names board members and seeks to strip 2018 Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential contest.
• Legal observers say the case could establish precedents on the scope of presidential immunity and the accountability of news organizations in defamation actions.