Covington High student's legal team sues Washington Post

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Attorney for Covington Catholic High School student sues Washington Post for $250 million
The 22-page lawsuit claims the Washington Post ignored journalistic standards and bullied Nick Sandman for three days.

Attorneys representing the Kentucky high school student involved in a confrontation that went viral on social media last month announced Tuesday that they were suing The Washington Post for $250 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Kentucky, accused The Post of practicing "a modern-day form of McCarthyism" by targeting Nicholas Sandmann and "using its vast financial resources to enter the bully pulpit by publishing a series of false and defamatory print and online articles ... to smear a young boy who was in its view an acceptable casualty in their war against the president."

Washington Post spokesperson Kris Coratti told Fox News in an email that the paper was "reviewing a copy of the lawsuit, and we plan to mount a vigorous defense."

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The lawsuit claims The Post "ignored the truth" about the incident and says the paper "falsely accused Nicholas of ... 'accost[ing]' Phillips by 'suddenly swarm[ing]' him in a 'threaten[ing]' and 'physically intimidat[ing]' manner ... 'block[ing]' Phillips path, refusing to allow Phillips 'to retreat,' 'taunting the dispersing indigenous crowd,' [and] chanting, 'Build that wall,' 'Trump2020,' or 'Go back to Africa,' and otherwise engaging in racist and improper conduct. ..."Sandmann's attorneys accuse The Post of publishing seven "false and defamatory" articles about the incident between Jan. 19 and 21 and claim the paper "knew and intended that its false and defamatory accusations would be republished by others, including media outlets and others on social media."

Earlier this month, Sandmann's attorneys sent preservation letters to more than 50 media organizations, celebrities and politicians -- including The Post, The New York Times, CNN, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and actors Alyssa Milano and Jim Carrey -- the first step in possible libel and defamation lawsuits.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/covington-high-students-legal-team-sues-washington-post


I guess this is what needs to happen when the media lies...
 
I hate to see things to come to a lawsuit, but perhaps this is what's needed to restore ethics in journalism.

Sadly... the arrogance of the left...

Seems to only be throttled by intense $$$ pain...
(Or someone going to jail... which IMO needs to happen at some point, over some issue).

As GD said (I am paraphrasing)... perhaps this will bring a little common sense back to journalism...

Or at least put some fear into the minds of the radical left...
To think before they act!!!
And along the way... some accountability may come back (and it may not... :( )
 
I agree that I hate to see lawsuits, however right now it is a free for all with the social justice warriors who are out to damage anyone they don't feel represents their opinion.

Free speech is different than defamation of character with false information... especially with our societies 24 hour a day news.
 
I agree that I hate to see lawsuits, however right now it is a free for all with the social justice warriors who are out to damage anyone they don't feel represents their opinion.

Free speech is different than defamation of character with false information... especially with our societies 24 hour a day news.

SJW...

Who will destroy you if you do not AGREE with them and join their crusade.
There is no freedom with the SJW crowd.
 
I hope The Post has to pay until it hurts. Maybe this lawsuit will awaken others to do the same. If the MSM is successfully sued enough, perhaps it will be forced to be more unbiased in its reporting.
 
I predict this one is gonna end up in SCOTUS...
Due to the left screaming
"First Amendment rights"

And hopefully...
SCOTUS will figure out some way to rule that irresponsible journalism (or whatever term that is needed to define the opposite of accountability in proofing the facts before reporting the story)... is NOT covered by the first amendment.

This is gonna be a difficult case... with a LOT of heightened emotions and hurt feelings before it is all over.
 
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