The Anti-Defamation League hailed a federal judge’s rejection Friday of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s $4.8 billion defamation lawsuit against the ADL and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

“A Federal Court today dismissed all of Louis Farrakhan’s absurd claims against ADL (and SWC),” the ADL wrote in a statement on X. “Truth is a defense and no, we will not stop calling out antisemitism wherever and whenever we see it. To mark this victory, please take a moment and reflect on Farrakhan, who we believe to be one of America’s most notorious antisemites. 

Manhattan federal court Judge Denise Cote delivered Friday’s ruling, rejecting Farrakhan’s $4.8 billion defamation claim for the ADL using his own words against him.

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