The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore's appeal, leaving in place an appeals court ruling that erased an $8.2 million jury verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals had found Moore failed to prove the ad's backers, Senate Majority PAC (a Democratic-aligned political fundraising group), acted with malice, a standard required for public figures. Note: the headline premise describing a Palestinian activist is incorrect; the case was brought by Moore, who lost the race amid misconduct allegations he denies, and the decision is a win for the PAC, which argued the ad was truthful.