January 31, 2025
Ex-North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson dropped his federal defamation suit against CNN and a former porn-store clerk on Friday, saying in a post on social media site X that "costly litigation and political gamesmanship by my detractors makes clear that continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort."
January 22, 2025
CNN urged a North Carolina federal judge not to send a defamation suit brought against it and a former pornography store clerk by the Tar Heel State's former lieutenant governor back to state court, arguing the clerk was fraudulently added to the case to avoid diversity jurisdiction.
December 18, 2024
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has urged a federal judge to return his defamation suit against CNN to state court, arguing that his claims against the network are tied to those against a former porn store clerk such that the lower trial court is better suited to hear the case.
December 06, 2024
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has hit back at a former porn store clerk's dismissal bid in his defamation suit that includes CNN, saying the motion is based on a bogus pleading violation under state court procedures even though the suit is now before a federal judge.
November 25, 2024
The defamation suit against CNN brought by Mark Robinson, North Carolina's lieutenant governor and an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate, must be thrown out for being simply "political theater," the news outlet said.
November 19, 2024
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a 2024 gubernatorial candidate who sued CNN over a story about his alleged posts on a porn site, is having his defamation case moved to mediation, according to a Tuesday filing.