Pearson reported that Utt, as well as Congressman John M. Ashbrook, Ellis Yarnal Berry, W. Pat Jennings, and William Jennings Bryan Dorn, received "Statesman of the Republic" award from Liberty Lobby for their "right-wing activities" [REF].
The Liberty Lobby sued for libel based on the stories in a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.