Suit by Covington Catholic student against Washington Post dismissed
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Anonymous
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/07/26/nick-sandmann-lawsuit-against-washington-post-dismissed-federal-judge-trump/1841278001/
William Bertelsman, who heard oral arguments in the case earlier this month, issued the ruling on Friday. Nick and his attorneys, Todd McMurtry and L. Lin Wood, alleged that the gist of The Washington Post's first article conveyed that Nick had assaulted or physically intimidated Nathan Phillips, engaged in racist conduct, and engaged in taunts. But, Bertelsman wrote, "this is not supported by the plain language in the article, which states none of these things." Bertelsman accepted Nick's assertion that he was only standing motionless across from Phillips, without ill intent. But the Eastern District of Kentucky judge ruled that Phillips, who told the media he felt threatened, had a First Amendment right to express his opinion. "He concluded that he was being blocked and not allowed to retreat," Bertelsman wrote. "He passed these conclusions on to The Post. They may have been erroneous, but, as discussed above, they are opinion protected by the First Amendment." |
Anonymous
| Good. |
Anonymous
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Philips felt “he was being blocked.”
When you watch the video, you can clearly see the guy went straight up to the kid for a confrontation. Anyone with a brain can see this. |
Anonymous
| Shocker. |
Anonymous
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Where are all the people who were saying WaPo would
pay this family millions? |
Anonymous
| I am happy to see that the first amendment hasn’t totally been eviscerated. |
Anonymous
+1 Correct ruling. And reassuring. |
Anonymous
| Trumpsters will take pains to ignore this thread now. |
Anonymous
Especially from Kentucky district. |
Anonymous
Appointed by Jimmy Carter. |
Anonymous
Any reasonably competent judge would've made the same ruling. It was a stupid lawsuit. |
Anonymous
| Just refile under "threat of personhood". Or other. |
Anonymous
| there goes the college savings plan... |
Anonymous
But the beginning of the grievance tour on wingnut media. |
Anonymous
| Not surprising at all, this case was a no-brainer. |