Dershowitz to Newsmax: CNN Case Hinders Free Speech (Connecting the Dots: Harvard Law School, The Harvard Law Review, The Supreme Court, The Phi Beta Kappa Society, The Bohemian Club, The Belizean Grove, CNN & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Dershowitz to Newsmax: CNN Case Hinders Free Speech (Connecting the Dots: Harvard Law School, The Harvard Law Review, The Supreme Court, The Phi Beta Kappa Society, The Bohemian Club, The Belizean Grove, CNN & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 29 June 2026 07:10 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-defamation-supreme-court/2026/06/29/id/1261253/

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Monday that the Supreme Court's decision not to hear his defamation lawsuit against CNN represents "a loss for individual rights" because the Constitution's "actual malice" standard makes it nearly impossible for public figures to hold news organizations accountable for false statements.

The Supreme Court on Monday denied Dershowitz's petition for a writ of certiorari in his lawsuit against CNN, leaving in place lower court rulings against him.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the denial, with Thomas arguing the court should reconsider the constitutional standard established in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.

On "The Record With Greta Van Susteren," Dershowitz said lower courts concluded CNN had misstated his comments at President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial but ruled he failed to meet the high legal bar required for public figures.

"All of the judges who wrote about it concluded that they had lied about me. They had defamed me. They had misstated what I said," Dershowitz said.

"But they said I couldn't prove by clear and convincing evidence. I didn't even have a right to try to prove it [to] a jury that they did it maliciously.

"I think I could have persuaded a jury of that, but the Supreme Court said no," he added.

Dershowitz said proving what was in a defendant's mind presents an almost insurmountable obstacle.

"How do you get into somebody's brain and how do you persuade a court of that?" he said.

Thomas wrote that because Dershowitz is a public figure, precedent required him to prove CNN acted with "actual malice," an "exacting standard" created by the Supreme Court in its landmark 1964 Sullivan decision.

Connecting the Dots:

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.  

Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Bohemian Club.

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Belizean Grove.

Sonia Sotomayor was a member of the Belizean Grove and is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

George H.W. Bush was a member of the Bohemian Club, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a member of the Alfalfa Club and Jeb Bush’s father.
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Stephen G. Breyer is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Elena Kagan is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Anthony M. Kennedy is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

David Hackett Souter was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Harry A. Blackmun was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Lewis F. Powell Jr. was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

John Paul Stevens was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

William Howard Taft was the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Byron R. White was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Potter Stewart was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sonia Sotomayor is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the Belizean Grove.

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

George H.W. Bush was a member of the Bohemian Club, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the chairman emeritus for the National Constitution Center, a member of the Alfalfa Club and Jeb Bush’s father.

Sandra Day O'Connor was a trustee at the National Constitution Center, the president of the Alfalfa Club and an associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jeb Bush is the chairman emeritus for the National Constitution Center, a member of the Alfalfa Club, George H.W. Bush’s son and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a member of the Alfalfa Club and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation. 

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Robin Hood Foundation.

Jeff Zucker is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and the president of CNN Worldwide.

CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is the founder of Bloomberg Family Foundation and Emma Bloomberg’s father.

Emma Bloomberg was a senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, Nell Minow’s father, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle and an Oak Bluffs (MA) Martha’s Vineyard homeowner. 

Charlayne Hunter-Gault was an Oak Bluffs (MA) Martha’s Vineyard homeowner and a correspondent for CNN.

Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN and is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Harvard Law Review.

Harvard Law Review is a law review published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School.

Alan Dershowitz is an emeritus professor at Harvard Law School.

Jack Smith received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, was appointed by Merrick Garland as special counsel at the United States Department of Justice in charge of investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and former President Donald Trump's potential mishandling of classified documents.

Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith, was the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Joe Biden Administration and an editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Danielle C. Gray was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama Administration.

Ronald A. Klain was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and a coordinator of government Ebola efforts for the Barack Obama Administration.

Blake Roberts was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and is the deputy associate counsel for the Barack Obama Administration.

Michael B.G. Froman was an editor for the Harvard Law Review, an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama Administration and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

Crystal Nix Hines was Barack Obama’s law school friend and a supervising editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Nancy L. McCullough is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was an editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Jonathan T. Molot is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was an editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Thomas J. Perrelli is Barack Obama’s law school friend and was a managing editor for the Harvard Law Review.

Michael J. Gottleib was an editor for the Harvard Law Review and is an associate counsel for the Barack Obama Administration.

Harold H. Koh was a developments editor for the Harvard Law Review, a State Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama Administration and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Resources: Past Research

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Trump Hails High Court Win on Executive Power (Connecting the Dots: Rebecca Slaughter, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sidley Austin LLP, Chiquita Brands International, U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Covington & Burling LLP, John Bolton & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Monday, June 29, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/06/trump-hails-high-court-win-on-executive.html

Politifact: Sotomayor's Child COVID Numbers Inaccurate (Soros Network Runs Deep) (Past Research on Sonia Sotomayor)

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/01/politifact-sotomayors-child-covid.html

Supreme Court Removes Block on Judgment Involving Late Filipino Leader’s $40 Million (Connecting the Dots: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, The U.S. Supreme Court Justice’s, Their Secret Societies, Merrill Lynch, The Philippines & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on U.S. Supreme Court & the Phi Beta Kappa Society)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/supreme-court-removes-block-on-judgment.html

Justice Roberts: O'Connor Blazed Historic Trail (Connecting the Dots: John Roberts, Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court, Phi Beta Kappa Society, The Alfalfa Club, The Belizean Grove, The Bohemian Club, The Smithsonian Institution & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Alfalfa Club)

Saturday, December 2, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/12/justice-roberts-oconnor-blazed-historic.html

Jeb Bush: Michael Bloomberg A ‘Good Man’ And A ’Patriot’ (Past Research on the Bloomberg Family Foundation & Jeb Bush)

Sunday, January 24, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/jeb-bush-michael-bloomberg-good-man-and.html

Sen. Warren Presses Amazon on Algorithmic Pricing for Schools (Connecting the Dots: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, The Center for American Progress, Amazon, HUD, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Urban Institute, The U.S. Department of Education & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)

Thursday, March 12, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/sen-warren-presses-amazon-on.html

The Valerie Jarrett Power Matrix - Background research (Past Research on Valerie Jarrett)

Friday, December 27, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-valerie-jarrett-power-matrix.html

'You're Under Oath, Counsel': John Kennedy Shows Absolutely No Mercy To Verizon Executive (Connecting the Dots: Verizon, Jack Smith, The Harvard Law Review & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Harvard Law Review & Harvard Law School)

Sunday, April 19, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/04/youre-under-oath-counsel-john-kennedy.html

Trump Hails High Court Win on Executive Power (Connecting the Dots: Rebecca Slaughter, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sidley Austin LLP, Chiquita Brands International, U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Covington & Burling LLP, John Bolton & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Trump Hails High Court Win on Executive Power (Connecting the Dots: Rebecca Slaughter, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sidley Austin LLP, Chiquita Brands International, U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Covington & Burling LLP, John Bolton & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 29 June 2026 11:31 AM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-supreme-court-ftc/2026/06/29/id/1261197/

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated what he called a landmark Supreme Court victory after the justices expanded presidential authority to remove leaders of independent federal agencies.

"BIG WIN just moments ago at the Supreme Court, in the Slaughter Case, confirming Presidential Power in our Country to remove Executive Branch Officers and Agency Appointees, or Representatives, under Article II," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The president called the 6-3 ruling "Historic and Unprecedented," adding that it was "one of the most important ever given with respect to Presidential Powers."

"It is such an Honor to be the sitting President who won this Historic and Unprecedented Ruling," Trump wrote. "Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump lawfully fired Democrat Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, overturning the court's landmark 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor v. United States, which had limited a president's ability to remove leaders of certain independent agencies without cause.

According to Reuters, the ruling invalidates statutory tenure protections for FTC commissioners enacted by Congress more than a century ago and significantly broadens presidential authority over executive branch officials.

The case stemmed from Trump's March 2025 dismissal of Slaughter, whom he removed over policy differences.

Lower federal courts had blocked the firing, relying on the 1935 precedent that allowed Congress to shield certain independent agency officials from removal except for reasons such as neglect of duty or malfeasance.

The Supreme Court reversed those decisions, concluding that Article II of the Constitution gives the president greater authority to supervise and remove executive branch officers.

The ruling represents a major victory for advocates of the "unitary executive" theory, a constitutional doctrine embraced by the Trump administration that holds the president possesses broad authority over the executive branch and should be able to remove agency officials who exercise executive power.

Reuters noted the court emphasized that its decision should not be interpreted as affecting the independence of the Federal Reserve, which the justices described as having a unique historical status.

The FTC is one of more than two dozen independent federal agencies whose leaders have traditionally enjoyed statutory protection from removal without cause.

The decision could have broad implications for agencies including the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

During oral arguments, the court's liberal justices warned that expanding presidential removal authority could weaken Congress' intent to have independent experts oversee important areas such as financial regulation, labor policy, and consumer protection.

The conservative majority, however, sided with the Trump administration's argument that the modern FTC exercises substantial executive authority and therefore falls under the president's constitutional power to oversee the executive branch.

The decision marks one of the most significant Supreme Court rulings on presidential power in decades and delivers another major legal victory for Trump's administration.

Connecting the Dots:

Rebecca Slaughter was the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and an associate at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Mark A. Angelson was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a director at Human Rights First.

James D. Zirin is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was a director at Human Rights First.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Human Rights First.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.

William D. Zabel was a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open Society, George Soros’s divorce lawyer and is the chair for the Human Rights First.

Binta N. Brown is a director at Human Rights First and a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

John R. Bolton was of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first Administration and an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP.

David F. Hamilton was a summer intern at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a canvasser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Sidley Austin LLP was a legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was the plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.

Barack Obama was the attorney for ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections, the president of the Barack Obama administration and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. It shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust law enforcement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The FTC is headquartered in the Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, D.C.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, Chiquita Brands International, Inc. was his client, a board member for the American Constitution Society and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

John R. Bolton was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP, of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first Administration.

Covington & Burling LLP is the lobby firm for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

USA: Chiquita Brands names new chairman and CEO, and COO

Cincinnati-based fruit and vegetable producer Chiquita Brands International, has announced the appointments of Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr, as chairman of the board and CEO, and Robert W. Fisher, a former president of Dole Food Co, as acting COO. Steven G. Warshaw, who successfully led the company through the difficult bankruptcy reorganization process, has resigned as president, CEO and as a director of the company.

March 21, 2002

https://www.just-food.com/news/usa-chiquita-brands-names-new-chairman-and-ceo-and-coo/

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is CEO of Chiquita Brands International, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry and a life trustee at Carnegie Mellon University.

Andrew Carnegie was the endowed predecessor schools for the Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Newton N. Minow was an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Mark A. Angelson was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a director at Human Rights First.

James D. Zirin is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was a director at Human Rights First.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Human Rights First.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.

William D. Zabel was a trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open Society, George Soros’s divorce lawyer and is the chair for the Human Rights First.

Binta N. Brown is a director at Human Rights First and a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

John R. Bolton was of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first Administration and an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP.

Covington & Burling LLP is the lobby firm for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

USA: Chiquita Brands names new chairman and CEO, and COO

Cincinnati-based fruit and vegetable producer Chiquita Brands International, has announced the appointments of Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr, as chairman of the board and CEO, and Robert W. Fisher, a former president of Dole Food Co, as acting COO. Steven G. Warshaw, who successfully led the company through the difficult bankruptcy reorganization process, has resigned as president, CEO and as a director of the company.

March 21, 2002

https://www.just-food.com/news/usa-chiquita-brands-names-new-chairman-and-ceo-and-coo/

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is CEO of Chiquita Brands International, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry and a life trustee at Carnegie Mellon University.

Andrew Carnegie was the endowed predecessor schools for the Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Newton N. Minow was an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Chiquita Brands International.

US court orders banana company Chiquita Brands International to stand trial for allegedly financing paramilitary death squads in Colombia

15 Mar 2023

Author: Earthrights International

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/colombia-us-court-orders-banana-company-chiquita-brands-international-to-stand-trial-for-allegedly-financing-paramilitary-death-squads/

"U.S. COURT ORDERS CHIQUITA TO STAND TRIAL FOR COLOMBIANS’ MURDER CLAIMS", 15 March 2023

...[F]ederal judge Kenneth Marra of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the banana company Chiquita Brands International to stand trial for illegally financing paramilitary death squads in Colombia, allowing 17 victims’ families to present their cases to a jury in January of 2024. 

“After nearly 16 years of litigation, this is a historic advance toward justice for these families,” said Marco Simons, General Counsel at EarthRights International, which represents several of the plaintiffs now proceeding to trial. “Chiquita funded death squads that murdered thousands of people, and while they admitted to a federal crime, they have never provided any compensation to the families who were shattered by their illegal and abhorrent conduct.”

For nearly a decade in the 1990s and early 2000s, Chiquita Brands International made regular payments to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), totaling more than $1.7 million. In turn, AUC death squads engaged in a campaign of violence against communities in Colombia’s banana-growing regions, including trade unions, political opponents, and Indigenous advocates. In 2001, the U.S. government classified the AUC as a terrorist organization...

In March 2007, Chiquita pled guilty to a federal crime for funding the AUC and paid a $25 million fine to the U.S. government. Shortly thereafter, in July 2007, EarthRights filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of victims of the AUC. Since then, the suit has been proceeding alongside several other suits filed against Chiquita...

Carl H. Lindner Jr. was the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc., and a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc.

farm subsidies is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Ramona E. Romero is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was a director at the American Constitution Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was a board member for the American Constitution Society, Chiquita Brands International was his client, the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, his client, a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.

John R. Bolton was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP, of counsel at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first Administration.

Covington & Burling LLP is the lobby firm for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

Carl H. Lindner Jr. was the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc., and a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc.

farm subsidies is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Ramona E. Romero is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was a director at the American Constitution Society.

Daniel R. Glickman was the agriculture secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the William J. Clinton administration and is a director of the Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

farm subsidies is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Horizon Organic Dairy is a recipient from the farm subsidies program.

Leonard A. Lauder is part-owner of the Horizon Organic Dairy and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank),

is James S. Crown’s father and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Lester Crown’s son and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago. 

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Chiquita Brands International.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Rebecca Slaughter was an associate at Sidley Austin LLP and the commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Uphold His Firing of FTC Commissioner (Connecting the Dots: Rebecca Slaughter, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Yale University, Sidley Austin LLP, Barack Obama & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Rebecca Slaughter & The Federal Trade Commission (FTC))

Friday, September 5, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-his.html

Sen. Warren Presses Amazon on Algorithmic Pricing for Schools (Connecting the Dots: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, The Center for American Progress, Amazon, HUD, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Urban Institute, The U.S. Department of Education & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)

Thursday, March 12, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/sen-warren-presses-amazon-on.html

Supreme Court Scales Back Roundup Cancer Lawsuits (Connecting the Dots: Bayer, The U.S. Supreme Court, The EPA, The FDA, The Monsanto Company & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr.)

Saturday, June 27, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/06/supreme-court-scales-back-roundup.html

Border Surge: Obama Admin. Expands Program To Bring Central Americans to the U.S. (Past Research on Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN))

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/border-surge-obama-admin-expands.html

John Bolton to Newsmax: Trump an Aberration; I'll Be Proven Right (Connecting the Dots: John Bolton, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Human Rights First, Sidley Austin LLP, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Export-Import Bank of the US & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), John Bolton, Kirkland & Ellis LLP & Human Rights First)

Friday, January 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/john-bolton-to-newsmax-trump-aberration.html

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this (Connecting the Dots: James H. Billington, Carla Hayden, The Library of Congress & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Mellon University)

Sunday, May 31, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/05/firing-hiring-and-mystery-225-year-old.html

State’s Schools Brace For Milk Carton Shortage (Connecting the Dots: USDA, Dairy, Milk, Chiquita, Clinton, Obama & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Chiquita)

Friday, November 10, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/11/states-schools-brace-for-milk-carton.html

Minneapolis-Area Hotels Shut Down Over Safety Issues (Connecting the Dots: Hilton, Crown Family, Commercial Club of Chicago, Aspen Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Lester Crown)

Monday, January 26, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/01/minneapolis-area-hotels-shut-down-over.html