Court: Nicholas Sandmann lawsuits against NY Times, ABC, CBS, and Rolling Stone can go forward
Posted by William A. Jacobson Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 8:30pm
“the Complaint alleges that Sandmann was libeled by the defendant when it published a news article stating that Sandmann, while at the Lincoln Memorial, ‘blocked’ NativeAmerican activist Nathan Phillips and “prevented Phillips’ retreat … [T]he Court has ruled in companion cases that it is libelous.â€
Nicholas Sandmann filed suit against numerous media entities after the false and misleading portrayals of him and his interaction with a Native American activist who banged a drum inches from Sandmann’s face.
Sandmann settled with CNN and WaPo for undisclosed amounts, his suit against NBC survived a motion to dismiss, and there is a pending motion to dismiss in his suit against Gannett.
In an important series of rulings, the federal judge handling the cases just entered orders denying motions to dismiss his cases against the NY Times, ABC, CBS, and Rolling Stone. So those cases will move forward.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/10/court-nicholas-sandmann-lawsuits-against-ny-times-abc-cbs-and-rolling-stone-can-go-forward/