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Demovictory9

(32,421 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2020, 08:31 AM Mar 2020

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CNN settled lawsuit with smirking teen. I hope he didn't get one penny

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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky teen who claimed media organizations falsely labeled him as a racist following a well-publicized encounter with a Native American last year at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

The network confirmed the settlement Tuesday, as did Todd McMurtry, a lawyer for Nicholas Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky. Neither side would give details of the settlement.

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/cnn-settles-lawsuit-with-kentucky-teen-in-demonstration

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CNN settled lawsuit with smirking teen. I hope he didn't get one penny (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP

Isn't calling someone a racist an opinion? Cartoonist Mar 2020 #1

Trump is a public figure. Can't sue. former9thward Mar 2020 #3

Settlement was nearly 2 months ago MichMan Mar 2020 #2

I'm sure he got a lot more than one penny. Captain Stern Mar 2020 #4

Probably not a good idea for a National news outlet to call out a minor by name like they did MichMan Mar 2020 #5

Cartoonist

(7,309 posts)

1. Isn't calling someone a racist an opinion?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 08:36 AM

Mar 2020

I don't get the complaint. I'm calling Trump and that kid, racists. Sue me.

former9thward

(31,935 posts)

3. Trump is a public figure. Can't sue.

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 09:24 AM

Mar 2020

The kid can sue but you do not have the assets that CNN has. So it is not worth a lawyers's time.

MichMan

(11,867 posts)

2. Settlement was nearly 2 months ago

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 08:58 AM

Mar 2020

Captain Stern

(2,199 posts)

4. I'm sure he got a lot more than one penny.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 09:34 AM

Mar 2020

That's generally how settlements work.

If they had been willing to settle for $0, they would have dropped the suit, or not filed it to begin with.

MichMan

(11,867 posts)

5. Probably not a good idea for a National news outlet to call out a minor by name like they did

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 09:55 AM

Mar 2020

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