Katie Couric Defeats Gun Rights Supporters’ Defamation Lawsuit

Television host Katie Couric didn’t defame gun rights advocates by misrepresenting how they answered a question in a documentary film about gun violence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Dec. 13.

The film shows portions of Couric’s interview with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. It shows members pause and shift uncomfortably when she asks how felons and terrorists can be prevented from purchasing guns without background checks.

Unedited footage shows the interviewees answered Couric by saying the federal government can’t unconstititionally prevent gun crime through prior restraint. Motivated criminals would circumvent background checks in ...