Judge Reopens Nick Sandmann $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Washington Post

[NightHawkeye]

From the "We trash political causes we disagree with, any way we can", files: Judge allows Nick Sandmann to sue Washington Post, reverses prior ruling

Immediately following the January March for Life in Washington, D.C., the press erupted with claims that a video showed boys from the Kentucky religious school harassing Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, outside the Lincoln Memorial. But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed that Phillips was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus and decided to beat a drum inches from Sandmann’s face, while the boys had merely performed school cheers in hopes of drowning out racist taunts from members of the Black Hebrew Israelites fringe group.
...
As various media figures either tried to keep the original narrative alive or refused to unequivocally retract or apologize for their initial claims, attorneys representing the students have filed defamation suits against numerous other media outlets and public figures, including CNN, NBC Universal, Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, comedian Kathy Griffin, ABC News’s Matthew Dowd, Princeton University’s Kevin Kruse, left-wing activist Shaun King, and Rewire editor-in-chief Jodi Jacobson.​

 

[A_Thinker]

From the "We trash political causes we disagree with, any way we can", files: Judge allows Nick Sandmann to sue Washington Post, reverses prior ruling

Immediately following the January March for Life in Washington, D.C., the press erupted with claims that a video showed boys from the Kentucky religious school harassing Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, outside the Lincoln Memorial. But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed that Phillips was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus and decided to beat a drum inches from Sandmann’s face, while the boys had merely performed school cheers in hopes of drowning out racist taunts from members of the Black Hebrew Israelites fringe group.
...
As various media figures either tried to keep the original narrative alive or refused to unequivocally retract or apologize for their initial claims, attorneys representing the students have filed defamation suits against numerous other media outlets and public figures, including CNN, NBC Universal, Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, comedian Kathy Griffin, ABC News’s Matthew Dowd, Princeton University’s Kevin Kruse, left-wing activist Shaun King, and Rewire editor-in-chief Jodi Jacobson.​

Yes ... he's allowing discovery on 3 of 33 originally "questionable" statements.

We'll see where that goes ...

 

[BeholdenGlory]

Good for Sandman. Hope he bankrupts them.

 

[brinny]

From the "We trash political causes we disagree with, any way we can", files: Judge allows Nick Sandmann to sue Washington Post, reverses prior ruling

Immediately following the January March for Life in Washington, D.C., the press erupted with claims that a video showed boys from the Kentucky religious school harassing Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, outside the Lincoln Memorial. But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed that Phillips was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus and decided to beat a drum inches from Sandmann’s face, while the boys had merely performed school cheers in hopes of drowning out racist taunts from members of the Black Hebrew Israelites fringe group.
...
As various media figures either tried to keep the original narrative alive or refused to unequivocally retract or apologize for their initial claims, attorneys representing the students have filed defamation suits against numerous other media outlets and public figures, including CNN, NBC Universal, Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman, comedian Kathy Griffin, ABC News’s Matthew Dowd, Princeton University’s Kevin Kruse, left-wing activist Shaun King, and Rewire editor-in-chief Jodi Jacobson.​

I couldn't agree more.

This calls for popcorn.

 

[A_Thinker]

Good for Sandman. Hope he bankrupts them.

It doesn't look like it's going that way.

The judge is just giving him his day in court ...

 

[NightHawkeye]

It doesn't look like it's going that way.

The judge is just giving him his day in court ...

It's a good thing.

 

[NightHawkeye]

The prez says, "Go Nick!"
Trump Cheers Nick Sandmann’s Libel Suit Against Washington Post

President Donald Trump cheered a judge’s decision to let the libel suit from a teenager against the Washington Post move forward.

“A Federal Judge is allowing the Nick Sandmann libel suit to move forward against the thoroughly disgusting Washington Post (which is no longer available at the White House!),” Trump said on Oct. 30.

“He could now have a good chance of winning. Go Nick!”​

 

[cow451]

The prez says, "Go Nick!"
Trump Cheers Nick Sandmann’s Libel Suit Against Washington Post

President Donald Trump cheered a judge’s decision to let the libel suit from a teenager against the Washington Post move forward.

“A Federal Judge is allowing the Nick Sandmann libel suit to move forward against the thoroughly disgusting Washington Post (which is no longer available at the White House!),” Trump said on Oct. 30.

“He could now have a good chance of winning. Go Nick!”​

Thank you, Kelleyanne.

 

[NightHawkeye]

Alan Dershowitz says Covington Catholic student has 'reasonable case' against Washington Post

"These poor kids seemed to be doing exactly the right thing, and then suddenly because they are thought to be white, privileged kids, suddenly everyone's ganging up on them," he continued.
...
"I'd be interested to see how the case unfolds. I mean they're asking for a lot of money, I don't think that's going to be taken too seriously," he said. "But I do think that they have a significant case and it will be interesting to see how the Post defends against their reporting in the case."
...
"The media has to be responsible for their reporting particularly when you have kids who have no ability generally to defend themselves against media reporting."​

 

[DaisyDay]

Link to Judge Bertelsman's 5 page order.

The Court will adhere to its previous rulings as they pertain to these statements except Statements 10, 11, and 33, to the extent that these three statements state that plaintiff “blocked” Nathan Phillips and “would not allow him to retreat.” Suffice to say that the Court has given this matter careful review and concludes that “justice requires” that discovery be had regarding these statements and their context. The Court will then consider them anew on summary judgment.1

1 The Court has reviewed the videos filed by both parties and they confirm this conclusion.​

 

[NightHawkeye]

Link to Judge Bertelsman's 5 page order.

The Court will adhere to its previous rulings as they pertain to these statements except Statements 10, 11, and 33, to the extent that these three statements state that plaintiff “blocked” Nathan Phillips and “would not allow him to retreat.” Suffice to say that the Court has given this matter careful review and concludes that “justice requires” that discovery be had regarding these statements and their context. The Court will then consider them anew on summary judgment.1

1 The Court has reviewed the videos filed by both parties and they confirm this conclusion.​

Thanks.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

...and, like CNN, the Washington Post has settled.