(Mediaite)
A federal judge has dismissed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the Washington Post filed by a Covington Catholic High School student.
Nicholas Sandmann was part of a group of high schoolers who went to Washington DC to attend a pro-life march this past January. While there, Sandmann — who was wearing a Make America Great Again hat — was filmed standing face-to-face with Indian elder Nathan Phillips.
According to the filing, which calls for $250 million compensatory and punitive damages, Sandmann claimed WaPo‘s reporting on the incident in numerous stories were both false and defamatory.
Judge William O. Bertelsman, citing the First Amendment, disagreed. Read more
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