Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Loses Defamation Lawsuits Against CBS, ABC, NYT, and

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I am glad that this smug asshole lost these lawsuits.

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After years of politically charged litigation, former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann has lost a round of high-profile defamation lawsuits against five mainstream media companies at the summary judgment stage. That’s according to court dockets and an opinion and order signed by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky on Tuesday.

Sandmann’s cases against ABC News, Rolling Stone magazine, CBS News, newspaper and television station owner Gannett, and The New York Times are now officially listed as “terminated” on the court record.

Sandmann sued the five organizations in question — and a few others, including CNN and NBC — on March 2, 2020. The lawsuits alleged that various articles and broadcasts defamed Sandmann by characterizing his actions toward Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, on Jan. 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C., as nefarious......

Bertelsman noted that CNN “filed an early motion to dismiss which the Court granted” on July 26, 2019.

“In that opinion, the Court held that none of the statements were actionable for various reasons: some were not ‘about’ Sandmann; some were statements of opinion; and/or some were not subject to a defamatory meaning,” Bertelsman recalled.

It is sad that some of the defendants settled with this smug asshole.

[duckworth969]

1. That is one very punchable face

[Probatim]

12. Seems to be a requirement in the modern conservative movement.

Quite a few more punchable faces admiring his bullying too.

The poster below echoes my experience - sandmann would have had a lot of bloody noses when I was in high school.

[geardaddy]

20. Yes he definitely has a Backpfeifengesicht!

[ShazzieB]

26. Very, very punchable.

That long skinny nose looks very breakable, too. He should be careful who he antagonizes, imo.

[jaxexpat]

52. There was a guy in my high school that had such a face.

He was valedictorian, became an attorney and these days has a gig coaching company owners how to prevent unionization. A truly hateable individual.

[jimfields33]

30. A wealthy punchable face. Settlements were premature

I’m sure CNN and others are kicking themselves.

[Solomon]

38. Nah. They settled for nuisance value. It wasn't much and it probably went to the lawyers.

[HuskyOffset]

49. A face criminally devoid of slaps (NT)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

53. I really wish progressive sites would ban calls to violence like yours. . . . . nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. 50+ years ago in the days of my youth those like sandmann spent a lot of time bleeding profusely.

[Me.]

3. And...He Has To Pay The Lawyers Or...They will Sue Him

[dsc]

6. that depends

they may have taken it on contigency

[Sanity Claws]

8. On a contingency fee arrangement, he is not liable for attorneys fees

but he should be responsible for costs, like service and filing fees, depositions, copying costs. The attorney can front those costs but the client is supposed to be ultimately responsible for them. Those costs can be quite sizable.

[Turbineguy]

24. Isn't it Federal Court where the loser plaintiff pays

both sides legal fees?

[ET Awful]

31. It really depends

Depends on the judgment really. The judge can order him to pay the defense attorneys fees and expenses.

Hell, in some cases he could be ordered to pay compensatory damages to the defendants to compensate them for things like time spent and depositions etc.

I don't think that would be the case here but it's definitely possible.

[machoneman]

47. But, winger donations for whatever he must pay will easily cover the costs and then some. Sigh!

[ET Awful]

50. He'd have to declare that as income, he's not a charity.

So he'd still have to pay taxes on it.

[Sky Jewels]

4. I'm glad the little shit lost.

[forgotmylogin]

54. Back to obscurity, pronto! n/t

[Novara]

5. I remember that arrogant little fuckstick

Oh, I am so glad the fucker lost.

[Grins]

7. GREAT! Now counter-sue the little shit!

He wound up with millions after his first lawsuit, so he has the $$$$$!

[onenote]

11. I haven't seen anything suggesting he got "millions" from his other lawsuits.

You have a link?

And who would sue him, and for what?

[Raster]

18. I don't think he ended up with millions....

... I think the settlements were more "nuisance" settlements than anything else. And if I remember correctly, the little fuckwad and his attorneys wrote non-disclosure clauses into their settlement agreements, MEANING the attorneys for the other sides were not able to disclose the terms of the settlements. This is a common tactic when your "hand" is not as fantastic as you'd like to claim.

[greenjar_01]

9. Oh

Has a couple of advocates here, ahem.

[CanonRay]

10. Good. This punk had his 15 minutes of fame.

[irisblue]

13. Good

[TNNurse]

14. Oh, I suspect that we will see mug shots in the future....

he learned nothing and is still an entitled punk.

[ShazzieB]

25. Either that, or he'll go into Republican politics.

He could be the next Matt Gaetz!

[Tickle]

15. I thought he had won some

but they settled out of court.

I had read that he called rittenhouse and told him to sue. I wonder if he is reading this LOL

[Raster]

21. please, please, please, you murderous little shit... please sue!!!

Hello DISCOVERY!

[spudspud]

16. Awesome. /nt

[DinahMoeHum]

17. Tee hee! Fucked around, found out.

[BadgerMom]

19. Apropos of nothing, but a fact nonetheless,

Covington Catholic is Pat Cipillone’s alma mater. So far, I’m unimpressed by the ethics of some alumni.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Cipollone

[AllaN01Bear]

22. yet another in a long list of punchables . i wouldnt want to do it as i would wind up

wearing classic prison stripes .

[Farmer-Rick]

23. He sued the Post for more than what Bezos paid for it.

He was on a pro forced-birth protest in DC at the time of the confrontation with the Native Americans.

He and Bezos settled out of court and there is no disclosure for how much. If Bezos had waited, and not jumped the gun, he could have saved himself some money. Bad decision Bezos.

Smug little idiots like this are so common in the South. They try so hard to take away other people's rights, belittle others and pat themselves on the back when others suffer for it. They eventually end up drinking away all their money and grifting for the filthy rich. They are such suck ups.

[Schmice3]

27. MAGATS will lie and say he won

Watch for it.

[Martin68]

28. All I can say is, Phillips has a lot of patience. That smug face was just begging to get slapped.

[3Hotdogs]

29. Aw come on, guys. He went to D.C. to learn stuff about our gub'mint. He was just trying to greet

some guy he saw on the street. He got his widdle feelings hurt. That aught'a be worth something.

[IcyPeas]

55. I think he was there with his school attending a right to life rally

[Initech]

32. Womp womp!!!! Pay up, sucka!

[UTUSN]

33. Hear hear! - Is the a-hole gonna get Ginni THOMAS to put in a word somewhere?!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

34. How much does mummy and daddy owe in legal fees?

Love it when these silver spoon types get slapped down.

[Mysterian]

35. Nasty little punk

will get his karma unless he transforms himself into a good person.

[bringthePaine]

36. a little help: exactly how many giant failures equal mega-loser?🤣👍

[a kennedy]

37. Good. Smug little piece of shit. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[renate]

39. thank goodness!

What a smug little smugturd.

[Kingofalldems]

40. His secret fans are in shock.

[onecaliberal]

41. He should have to pay attorney fees for the Networks he dragged wrongfully into litigation.

the attorney who brought this should be reprimanded.

[Maraya1969]

42. I don't see where anyone settled with him??????

Did I miss something.

And also; I am so glad he lost. I wanted to smack that smirk off that kid's face.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

43. Hope this kid learned his lesson

but that smug look on his face has to be knocked off his face by a right hook.

Everybody knows ahole's like this in HS or college, they eventually get their ass kicked cause their ass can't cover the checks their mouths write.


Covington catholic has a role in this. You take a bunch of males, who think they rule the world to an anti choice rally every year, you are setting up, none thinking drone future republicans.....Choice is something everybody should have to THINK about, don't force the religion down them with out giving them perspective. Not every women they date, sleep with and marry will be catholic and also has a CHOICE (in the some state FU SC)

[Going to Canada]

44. Thank you!

KARMA BITES! Smug and DIS- RESPECTFUL!

[Cha]

45. TY.. Grateful the Lawsuits are Terminated!

Focus!
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[The Jungle 1]

46. He demonstrates the problem with private schools.

Mixing race and class is very important to the future of America.
Republicans want to destroy public education. Just like they destroyed healthcare. Privatization of education is a mistake.

[WiVoter]

48. Kyle Shittinghouse

Should take note

[heckles65]

51. I cannot believe

the number of 50-60 year old males that came to this douchebag's defense. I can remember my grade school and high school years, and I can damn well remember what it means when a kid stands in your way with THAT look on his face!!