The Post is sued for its reporting on the Covington students

Legal Insurrection:

Covington teen Nicholas Sandmann sues The Washington Post for defamation

“The Post ignored basic journalist standards because it wanted to advance its … biased agenda against President Donald J. Trump … by impugning individuals perceived to be supporters of the President.”
It is a good piece that lay out the legal arguments of the plaintiffs.  The pleadings appear to address arguments to refute the usual defenses raised in libel actions. The plea for damages is also interesting:
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19. In order to fully compensate Nicholas for his damages and to punish, deter, and teach the Post a lesson it will never forget, this action seeks money damages in excess of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000.00) – the amount Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, paid in cash for the Post when his company, Nash Holdings, purchased the newspaper in 2013.
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If this case goes all the way to the Supreme Court it could give them an opportunity to take another look at the NY Times v. Sullivan precedent which can be argued to have led to a lot of irresponsible reporting as is alleged in this case.

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