hyperlink,<\/a> but not any of the dozens of news outlets that had directly reported Jacob\u2019s allegation. Adelson pursued this litigation tenaciously for years through New York\u2019s district and appellate courts.<\/p>\nThe cost of defending itself left the NJDC $800,000 in debt and “unable to function as a political entity,” according to court filings.<\/p>\n
The case ended up in the Nevada Supreme Court, where, in September 2017, a panel of judges found the casino owner had violated the state\u2019s anti-SLAPP law.<\/p>\n
A SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, is a case in which the plaintiff does not necessarily expect to win but instead is litigating in a bid to silence, intimidate or sensor their critics.<\/p>\n
NJDC alleged that Adelson told associates privately that he simply wanted to \u201cbankrupt\u201d the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will have to fork out damages to a Jewish Democratic organization that sued the LVS Corp CEO and chairman for pursuing “vexatious” litigation against it to the point of its near ruination. The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) claimed that a defamation lawsuit filed by Adelson six years ago amounted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":116152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sheldon Adelson Ordered to Pay Damages to Jewish Democratic Group<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n