Sandmann Case Against WaPo Settled

[Asle Leopolka]

Good. WaPo has been a rag since Bezos bought it so it's high time they start sorting their house.

[Grinning Dragon]

Mods: If this is grave digging my apologies, I just thought an update on this case might warrant resurrecting this thread?
Washington Post settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann


I was unaware that they were going after twitter.

Excellent news.

If more victims of Fake News fought back like Nick Sandmann, there would likely be less Fake News.

Jack Dorsey, get out your checkbook.

Agreed!
I found it disgusting in how the media falsely portrayed those students.
Would be interesting on what the final settlement amount came to as I am sure the $250M mark was the starting point.

[The Black Forrest]

Good. WaPo has been a rag since Bezos bought it so it's high time they start sorting their house.

Is it now? What’s an acceptable newspaper?

[The Black Forrest]

Mods: If this is grave digging my apologies, I just thought an update on this case might warrant resurrecting this thread?
Washington Post settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann


I was unaware that they were going after twitter.

Excellent news.

If more victims of Fake News fought back like Nick Sandmann, there would likely be less Fake News.

Jack Dorsey, get out your checkbook.

“Fake News” is soooo boring.

[The Black Forrest]

Hmmm from 33 charges down to 3.

Settling is not a legal victory (judgement in their favor).

It’s basically here is some money to go away.

[Farnhamia]

Mods: If this is grave digging my apologies, I just thought an update on this case might warrant resurrecting this thread?
Washington Post settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann

"On 2/19/19, I filed $250M defamation lawsuit against Washington Post. Today, I turned 18 & WaPo settled my lawsuit. Thanks to [Todd McMurtry] & [Lin Wood] for their advocacy. Thanks to my family & millions of you who have stood your ground by supporting me. I still have more to do," he shared on Twitter. "We have settled with WAPO and CNN. The fight isn’t over. 2 down. 6 to go. Don’t hold your breath [Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey]."

"We are pleased that we have been able to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the remaining claims in this lawsuit," Kris Coratti, a spokesperson for the Washington Post told the Washington Examiner.

Judge William Bertelsman of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky, who initially dismissed the case in late July 2019 on the grounds the paper’s reporting was protected by the First Amendment, reinstated the case in October. But the judge narrowed the number of allegedly defamatory statements from 33 to three.

I was unaware that they were going after twitter.

What you should have done was go to Moderation and make a request to re-open the thread. At first glance, this was pure grave-digging (if there's been more than four weeks since the last post, it's grave-digging).

Carry on.

[Grinning Dragon]

Mods: If this is grave digging my apologies, I just thought an update on this case might warrant resurrecting this thread?
Washington Post settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann


I was unaware that they were going after twitter.

What you should have done was go to Moderation and make a request to re-open the thread. At first glance, this was pure grave-digging (if there's been more than four weeks since the last post, it's grave-digging).

Carry on.

Understood!
Can you tell the guards that are lurking about they can go back and enjoy their coffee in the break-room?

[Gormwood]

Good. WaPo has been a rag since Bezos bought it so it's high time they start sorting their house.

Is it now? What’s an acceptable newspaper?

Anything that praises Trump rather than saying mean things about him.

[Greed and Death]

I asked my Attorney friend involved with the case he only got 50 million.

[Knask]

I heard from a friend of the family he got $800 after paying his lawyers.

[Farnhamia]

:bow: I heard from a friend of the family he got $800 after paying his lawyers.

And a hearty handshake.

[The Reformed American Republic]

I'm not a Republican, but I'm glad this happened. Don't lie through omission so you can be woke^TM. Black Isrealites started this, and the media should have reported that.

[Xmara]

Good. Sandmann did not deserve to be defamed like this. He was not the one at fault.

[Greed and Death]

:bow: I heard from a friend of the family he got $800 after paying his lawyers.

And a hearty handshake.

The best reward an attorney can have a hearty handshake and 49.999992 million

[The Black Forrest]

I'm not a Republican, but I'm glad this happened. Don't lie through omission so you can be woke^TM. Black Isrealites started this, and the media should have reported that.

So the Black Israelites made him a smug little bastard?

[The Black Forrest]

And a hearty handshake.

The best reward an attorney can have a hearty handshake and 49.999992 million

How about a scratcher?

[Kowani]

Always neat to see the BezosPost get smacked a bit.

[Gormwood]

I'm not a Republican, but I'm glad this happened. Don't lie through omission so you can be woke^TM. Black Isrealites started this, and the media should have reported that.

So the Black Israelites made him a smug little bastard?

If he graduates he's going to be another member of the Punchable Face Club with Musk and Shkreli.

[Rusozak]

I must have missed something. What was the issue regarding the defamation? What was the truth of the situation versus what the Post published?

[Farnhamia]

I must have missed something. What was the issue regarding the defamation? What was the truth of the situation versus what the Post published?

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[Rusozak]

I must have missed something. What was the issue regarding the defamation? What was the truth of the situation versus what the Post published?

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Yeah, I read that. But what's with the MAGA hat and the smug smirking? I couldn't find an explanation for it.

[Farnhamia]

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Yeah, I read that. But what's with the MAGA hat and the smug smirking? I couldn't find an explanation for it.

Yeah, I don't know. I kind of remember the incident and the smugly smiling photo but after that, the news cycle is brutal and it faded.

[The Rich Port]

Yeah, I read that. But what's with the MAGA hat and the smug smirking? I couldn't find an explanation for it.

Yeah, I don't know. I kind of remember the incident and the smugly smiling photo but after that, the news cycle is brutal and it faded.

Something to keep in mind, people.

The suit was SETTLED.

He didn't WIN, nor do we know how much money he got in the settlement.

My guess is, the WaPo gave him the money to make this go away, not because he had a point. Someone said he got 50 million? When 90% of the claims were dropped because they were bullshit?

I don't buy it. $1 million, tops. Jeff Bezos might have money to burn and he might be a corporatist dirtbag but I doubt he's going to surrender $50 million when that money could go to worthier things like several trips to space or exposing this kid as a furry.

[-Astoria-]

Don't lie through omission so you can be woke^TM. Black Israelites started this, and the media should have reported that.

And drink.

[Vassenor]

Don't lie through omission so you can be woke^TM. Black Israelites started this, and the media should have reported that.

And drink.

Are you trying to suggest that "someone else started it" isn't actually an excuse for racist bullshit?