Covington Catholic High School students file lawsuits against dozens of public figures including Elizabeth Warren, CNN, New York Times reporters and Kathy Griffin, claiming their comments after THAT encounter were defamatory
Warren, CNN correspondent Ana Navarro and New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman were among 12 defendants named in the suit
Comedian Kathy Griffin, activist Shaun King, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd and former CNN correspondent Reza Aslan were also named
So were U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-Ariz.), history professor Kevin M. Kruse, Clara Jeffery of Mother Jones, Jodi Jacobson of Rewire and entrepreneur Adam Edelen
The complaint seeks a maximum of $600,000 ($50,000 per defendant) in damages for the eight unnamed plaintiffs involved
By Chauncey Alcorn For Dailymail.com
Published: 02:08 EDT, 3 August 2019 | Updated: 02:14 EDT, 3 August 2019
Attorneys for the Covington Catholic high school teens accused of harassing a Native-American protester on Capitol Hill back in January have filed a new defamation lawsuit against several of their most well-known Twitter detractors.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman and CNN correspondent Ana Navarro were among 12 defendants named in the new suit, which seeks a maximum payout of $600,000 ($50,000 per defendant).
Activist Shaun King, U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-Ariz.), comedian Kathy Griffin and historian Kevin M. Kruse were also named in the suit along with ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, Mother Jones Editor-in-Chief Clara Jefferey, Rewire Editor-in-Chief Jodi Jacobson, Kentucky entrepreneur Adam Edelen and former CNN correspondent Reza Aslan.
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