Judge dismisses Nick Sandmann's libel suit against Gannett over viral Capitol incident

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

I dont think Mr Sandman will have to flip burgers at all, not with his amassed fortunes. Do you think it ends with just the federal judge, probably not, Mr Sandman can now proceed to the next level with is the circuit court, and if it goes to the Supreme Court do you think with a 6 to 3 majority that Mr Sandman might just ask for a higher settlement if it goes that far? The Washington Compost and Communist News Network saw the writing on the wall, so took the lesser of two evils by paying as little as possible for slandering the kid from Kentucky.

 

[whitehall]

The president claims to be resuming his duties after a bout with covid, Chinese military threatens action if Pelosi visits Taiwan, about 600 illegal aliens have died in Biden's illegal immigration war, the Fed increased interest rates and inflation is still going up but the left thinks that the Sandman kid's law suit rises to the level of current events. Sometimes you gotta wonder.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The president claims to be resuming his duties after a bout with covid, Chinese military threatens action if Pelosi visits Taiwan, about 600 illegal aliens have died in Biden's illegal immigration war, the Fed increased interest rates and inflation is still going up but the left thinks that the Sandman kid's law suit rises to the level of current events. Sometimes you gotta wonder.

LOL..how empowered i feel..now I'm 'the Left' how funny! it happened today..thus current..right? Rise to the level indeed..what a marroon~

 

[whitehall]

LOL..how empowered i feel..now I'm 'the Left' how funny! it happened today..thus current..right? Rise to the level indeed..what a marroon

The solution? Stop posting crap you can't defend,

 

[Moonglow]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

And you know what the worst part is, no rhinoplasty for the poor kid with a YUGE snoz.

 

[BackAgain]

Our libtards never heard of “appeal.”

 

[Correll]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

They had the video that showed that that statement was false. Clearly.

How can you be BLOCKING a retreat, when you are standing there and the person you are blocking is right up in your face in an open space?


This ruling seems retarded.

 

[Darkwind]

Our libtards never heard of “appeal.”

^^^

 

[Hellokitty]

This is like the 3 or 4 thread on this in the last hour.

 

[45thPatriot]

Rogue judge, he has 200 million to keep escalating the charge .. do it!

 

[theHawk]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

I wonder how much that judge got paid off.

 

[Dekster]

CNN bosses will be soon firing their lawyer who told them to settle out of court LOL.

 

[Muhammed]

I wonder how much that judge got paid off.

He's probably just a TDS afflicted moron, like that mentally ill scumbag injun skank.

After all, Sandmann was simply standing there minding his own business waiting for the bus. Skanky injun dude spotted the MAGA hat, got triggered as hell and accosted him. Spittled in his face while screaming incoherently and trying to intimidate Nick with his horrible breath and by repeatedly swinging a weapon within inches of his face.

The injun dude is disgusting fucking ugly filthy scum and a total fucking liar, just like all of the LWNJ TDS afflicted morons at USMB.

 

[MinTrut]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

It's weird to me that anyone settled with the kid.

This outcome was inevitable; he had/has no case.

 

[MinTrut]

Our libtards never heard of “appeal.”

The kid has no case - never did.

Appealing won't change that.

 

[MinTrut]

CNN bosses will be soon firing their lawyer who told them to settle out of court LOL.

Yeah - made no sense.

Bad advice/decision as the kid was never going to prevail.

 

[Meathead]

Hmmm...so all the hype..and the case is tossed..looks like Richie Rich is going to have to flip some burgers or something for his living. As an aside..how stupid do the WaPo, CNN and NBC look..settling a case that they would have won?

MSN

A federal judge has dismissed a massive libel lawsuit filed by former Kentucky high school student Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media organizations, saying they reported opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Sandmann had sued Gannett and five of its publications – USA TODAY, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Detroit Free Press, the Louisville Courier Journal and the Tennessean –seeking $195 million. He argued he was defamed by their reports on his confrontation with Native American rights activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January 2019.
A video of Sandmann, then 16 and a student at Covington Catholic in Northern Kentucky, standing nose to nose with Phillips went viral and unleashed a firestorm of internet criticism that the student’s conduct was racially motivated, which Sandmann denied. Phillips was attending an “Indigenous People’s March” while Sandmann was walking in a “March for Life” event.
In all, Sandmann filed lawsuits against eight media organizations, including the New York Times, ABC News, CBS News and Rolling Stone magazine, seeking a combined $1.25 billion for their coverage of the event.
But U.S. Senior Judge William Bertelsman dismissed Sandmann's lawsuit against Gannett, the New York Times, ABC and CBS, holding Tuesday that Phillips’ statement that Sandmann “blocked him and wouldn’t allow him to retreat” – as reported by the media – was his opinion for which they could not be sued.
“The media defendants were covering a matter of great public interest, and they reported Phillips’s first-person view of what he experienced,” Bertelsman wrote, throwing out the suits.
The Washington Post, NBC and CNN had previously settled with Sandmann.

Who knows, Sandmann might throw you a quarter someday after you spit-shine his shoes, so be nice.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Yeah - made no sense.

Bad advice/decision as the kid was never going to prevail.

Anyone who has common sense and not a cultist of the DNC knows he has a case. The media attack the character of a kid that wasn't doing anything.

 

[MinTrut]

Anyone who has common sense and not a cultist of the DNC knows he has a case.

Naw.

The media attack the character of a kid that wasn't doing anything.

Not that I saw, heard or read.

Hence him having no case.