Fabio Bertoni
General counsel for The New Yorker and author of a piece on Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic, providing legal analysis of defamation law and press protections.
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May 7, 2026 • 40min
Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic
Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker’s general counsel and legal writer, breaks down Kash Patel’s $250M suit against The Atlantic. He walks through defamation law, the actual malice standard, and the risks of anonymous sources. He also discusses how such lawsuits could chill reporting and fit into a broader pattern of legal attacks on the press.
