Willis Carto archive

Including information about his associates

Willis Carto vs. the IHR — News Releases and Updates

More recent items are toward the top of the list:

2002

LSF Sues American Free Press to Recover Stolen Assets (12/20/2002)
Cartos’ estate sold at auction for pennies on the dollar (3/19/2002)
Notice of Sheriff’s sale of Carto’s mansion (2/20/2002)

2001

Carto loses latest suit in California (12/12/2001)
Carto sues again in Texas! (11/30/2001)
Carto sues again in California! (11/9/2001)
Judge dismisses LL’s $14 million suit against LSF (10/1/2001)
Appellate judge refuses Liberty Lobby’s request for a stay of collections (9/10/2001)
Latest judgment debtor examination transcripts of Willis and Elisabeth Carto now available (8/9/2001)
Judge refuses Liberty Lobby’s request for a stay of collections (7/5/2001)
Judge dismisses Liberty Lobby’s latest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing (6/27/2001)
Will the ADL, CoS, or SPLC buy Liberty Lobby? (6/20/2001)
Judge orders the sale of Carto hillside estate (6/15/2001)
U.S. Trustee suspects bad faith in Liberty Lobby bankruptcy filing (6/13/2001)
Liberty Lobby files for bankruptcy again (6/11/2001)
Another Set-back for Carto, Liberty Lobby in Bankruptcy Court (6/6/2001)
Fraudulent letter aims to put IHR on Mafia hit list (5/31/2001)
Carto Proposes Document forger for IHR board of directors (5/30/2001)
California Judge Sets Hearing to Sell Carto Estate (5/22/2001)
Carto / Liberty Lobby breach new agreement (5/7/2001)
Liberty Lobby promises to pay to avoid questioning of Carto (4/6/2001)
Carto’s Smears Continue: A response to recent Spotlight attacks (4/3/2001)
Judge sets hearing to order sale of Carto house (2/1/2001)
Liberty Lobby files to re-open its bankruptcy (1/22/2001)

2000

Judge affirms that Carto, Liberty Lobby are in default (12/18/2000)
Judge seems ready to rule that Carto, Liberty Lobby are in default (11/30/2000)
Carto petition denied in record time (11/17/2000)
The Vexatious Litigant, Willis Carto (11/16/2000)
Liberty Lobby Sues LSF/IHR Yet Again! (11//16/2000)
Is This How Willis Carto Does Business? (11/16/2000)
Carto Appeal Fails to Overturn Multi-Million Dollar Judgment (11/3/2000)
Court to hear oral arguments in Maino appeal (9/12/2000)
Cartos Acknowledge Multi-Million Dollar Debt to IHR (7/7/2000)
Carto, Liberty Lobby Miss Major Payment Deadline (7/6/2000)
Carto Loses Yet Another Round in Emergency Hearing (6/28/2000)
Carto Loses Another Round in Court (6/20/2000)
Carto finally cooperates … a little (6/19/2000)
Carto Attorney Finally Pays Up in Graham Estate Matter (4/28/2000)
Judge gives Carto one week to repay LSF/IHR (4/28/2000)
Carto served in contempt case (4/22/2000)
Carto must pay (2/8/2000)

1999

Where is Joe Fields? (8/9/1999)
Who will run Liberty Lobby (7/28/1999)
Willis Carto’s little women (7/28/1999)
Newly-released Document Proves Carto Lied (6/23/99)
Carto’s lawsuit against LSF attorney Bill Hulsy fails (6/14/99)
Liberty Lobby attorney Paul Pearlstein Wants Out (6/14/99)
What happened to the settlement negotiations between Carto and LSF? (6/14/99)
US Bankruptcy Court Requested to Appoint Trustee to Run Liberty Lobby (6/14/99)
A federal court judge finds malice in Carto’s diversion of funds (4/28/1999)
Carto’s RICO Megasuit dismissed (4/16/1999)
Liberty Lobby bankruptcy — an update (1/8/1999)

1998

Liberty Lobby Linked to Would-be Child Pornographer (March 25, 1998)
Carto Finds Spy Links Everywhere — And No Wonder! (Oct. 20, 1998)
Who Really Runs The Spotlight now? (Oct. 17, 1998)
Willis Carto, the Shadowy Patriot for Profit (Aug. 6, 1998)
Carto and Liberty Lobby File for Bankruptcy (June 8, 1998)
What Will Become of the Liberty Lobby Mailing List? (May 18, 1998)
Willis and Elisabeth Carto Said to be Ready to File for Bankruptcy (May 15, 1998)
Liberty Lobby Files for Bankruptcy (May 14, 1998)
Carto Admits to Being a Gun-Toting Thug (April 14, 1998)
Carto Takes the Fifth — Again (Feb. 27, 1998)
Carto Sues to Get His Rubber Boat Back (Feb. 20, 1998)
IHR consolidates big win over Carto in Texas (2/10/1998)

1997

Carto Misses Another Deadline (Aug. 27, 1997)
Texas Judge Rules for LSF/IHR (Aug. 22, 1997)
Carto Files New Suit, Threatens Another (Aug. 21, 1997)

1996

Follow-ups: Carto’s arrest warrant; Carto’s suit in Texas; the missing millions (12/19/1996)
Judge Issues Warrant for Carto’s Arrest (11/20/1996)
LSF/IHR Awarded $6.43 million in Civil Lawsuit (11/18/1996)
Trial coverage of the multi-million dollar suit against Carto and Fischer (11/12/1996)

1995

Another Defeat for Carto in Court (June 23, 1995)
Police Raid Homes of Willis Carto and Henry Fischer (April 4, 1995)

1994

Institute for Historical Review Parent Corporation Brings Multi-million Dollar Asset Recovery Suit Against Willis Carto and Liberty Lobby (Sept. 14, 1994)
What’s Behind the Carto-IHR Dispute? (April 25, 1994)

Other milestones in the relationship between Willis Carto and the LSF/IHR

Listing and Status of Lawsuits between Carto and the LSF