New York Times Sued by Harvard Professor Over Epstein Article

The New York Times Co. was hit with a lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court on Monday by a Harvard law professor who says the news giant published a false article saying he had defended secret donations by Jeffrey Epstein to academic institutions.

Professor Lawrence Lessig accuses the New York Times of publishing “a sensationalized, false and defamatory ‘clickbait’” story called, “A Harvard Professor Doubles Down: If You Take Epstein’s Money, Do It in Secret.” The story was spurred by an article Lessig had published on Medium.com about the ethics of controversial contributions.

Lessig says he made it clear in the ...