SCOTUS ignores anti-LGBT mega-church’s defamation case

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Florida megachurch’s lawsuit challenging its designation as a hate group, sidestepping an opportunity to revisit the high bar that public figures face for proving defamation claims.

The court denied…