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Judge Dismisses Nick Sandman’s Lawsuit Against The Washington Post
by Petr Svab

A federal judge in Kentucky dismissed a lawsuit against The Washington Post brought by Nick Sandmann, one of the students of Covington Catholic High School who were in January confronted by a Native American activist, prompting a whirlwind of media coverage, much of which, Sandmann alleged, was defamatory.

On Feb. 19, Sandmann’s lawyers, Lin Wood and Todd McMurtry, filed a lawsuit against The Post claiming $250 million in damages. Several other lawsuits, including against CNN and NBC, followed.

Yet District Judge William Bertelsman of the eastern district of Kentucky tossed the first suit on July 26, saying The Post’s coverage of the incident didn’t use language derogatory enough, the alleged defamatory statements weren’t “objectively provable facts,” and many of them didn’t target Sandmann specifically.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-dismisses-nick-sandmans-lawsuit-against-the-washington-post_3018735.html

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