OAN loses its defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, will wind up paying her attorneys' fees.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

?s=20
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.645957/gov.uscourts.casd.645957.30.0.pdf

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

RFN!!

Go Rachel - do not suffer these dangerous fools - gladly or otherwise!

[Midnight Writer]

2. I hope Rachel used very expensive lawyers.

[nilram]

17. +1. Or, +$100,000.

[jls4561]

3. And Rachel for the win!

Once again.

[mitch96]

29. She most definitely crosses her t's and dot's her I's... nt

[Iliyah]

4. Good .. .

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Betcha Little Lord Poopy Pants

and his Spawn are not liking this. There Millions invested in this Propaganda operation just bit them in their ass.

[jpak]

6. Hahaha!!@@

[musette_sf]

7. K & R

[LiberalFighter]

8. I hope Rachel talks about it tonite.

[Cha]

9. "one America.. "? Good on Rachel Winning!

[SergeStorms]

40. Yeah, isn't that something?

"One America News". The last thing they have in mind is "one America".

[ffr]

10. OAN. Don't even know who that is, but fuck 'em!

I hope now two they can be sued in civil court. Fuck 'em twice!

[dhol82]

13. OAN is going to be the trump network

Junior has invested millions on the bet they can take down Fox.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. They're Still A Pipsqueak

They're 1/10th the size company as NewsCorp. Comcast (NBC, MSNBC) is 10x that.
And junior is a front man. The family doesn't have $250 million to spend. It's other people's money.
Naturally!

[dhol82]

34. Well of course it's not their money! Why would they ever?

However, they are looking for a network that they can control totally.
Dictators want to dictate, after all.

[aggiesal]

23. They're located in San Diego ...

just east of the I-5, just north of the CostCo on Morena Blvd.
I can’t stand seeing the place when I drive past it.

[niyad]

35. OH dear. . .maybe the same thing could happen to their building that happened to the statue

of moroni on the lds building in La Jolla back in the 90's.

[Major Nikon]

31. When you are too fucking stupid for the Faux dog whistles

...OAN is your network. It’s a straight up alt-right channel that employs no-shit Russian propagandists.

[Celerity]

48. +100000

[SergeStorms]

41. TrumpTV

Because FOX apparently isn't carrying Trump's water enough for his liking. Blatant Trump propaganda. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Russian or Trump money finances it.

[SharonAnn]

58. It's supported by Russia

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Judge in San Diego rejects defamation complaint filed by OAN's parent company against Rachel Maddow

One America News Retweeted

NEW: A judge in San Diego rejects the defamation complaint filed by OAN's parent company against MSNBC host Rachel Maddow:

Link to tweet

Case 3:19-cv-01713-BAS-AHG Document 30 Filed 05/22/20 PageID.290 Page 16 of 17

IV. Conclusion

For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that the contested statement is an opinion that cannot serve as the basis for a defamation claim. Plaintiff has not shown a probability of succeeding on its defamation claims, thus, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Special Motion to Strike. Finally, because the Court grants the Motion, Defendants may file a motion for attorney’s fees and costs. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 425.16(c)(1) (If the movant prevails on a special motion to strike, it is “entitled to recover [its] attorney’s fees and costs”). The motion is to be referred to Magistrate Judge Goddard.

Because there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement, the complaint is dismissed with prejudice. After Defendants’ motion for attorney’s fees is resolved, the Court will instruct the Clerk to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 22, 2020

[reACTIONary]

52. Thanks for posting... Very informative.

[Mike 03]

12. Oh, I hope Rachel and her attorneys ran up enormous, gigantic

legal bills, or to paraphrase Chump, fees "the likes of which the world has never before seen!"

[Jim__]

14. Good news!

[Sloumeau]

15. Rachel does her homework, you miserable idiots! :) nt

[oasis]

18. Exactly! nt

[djacq]

16. It's got that Slam Dunk feeling.

[Roland99]

19. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[C Moon]

20. Putin's got his grimy hands everywhere in our country.

[Nikki28]

22. also

Rachael she has been given ninety minutes starting tonight. So Go Rachael on both fronts.

[CatWoman]

24. I hope she talks about this tonight

[The Mouth]

25. There's no such thing as bad publicity

[locks]

26. Hurray!

Nobody would take up the terrible corruption at the meat packing plants and how the workers have suffered but Rachel. Thank her every day and hope that some lives will be saved around the world if only some of the legislators will stand up.

[spooky3]

27. Wish I could rec this a million times! Nt

[locks]

28. OAN

is that awful media whose young female reporter doesn't have a clue about any kind of news but is always called on by Trump and who tells him what a great job he is doing. I'm sure the real reporters who have to sit through this bs are glad they have masks now.

[Grokenstein]

30. "Next time, Maddow! Next time!"

[UTUSN]

32. K&R

[catbyte]

33. That's gotta hurt. And judging by the incompetent "reporters" they hire, they have a small budget.

Link to tweet

[NCjack]

51. Will President Thumper accept a pardon offered by President Biden

for his not pardoning President Obama for Obamagate?

[czarjak]

36. I knew it...

NewsMax next!

[NBachers]

37. WAAAAH - waaaah!

[Ninga]

38. It's Doctor Maddow. PhD in Political Science from Oxford. Dr. Maddow ain't no slouch.

The bastards find out.

[BlueIdaho]

39. The difference between a Journalist and a bunch of political hacks.

Ms Maddow knows her craft, dots her i’s and crosses her t’s. She also kicked ass and took names.

[warmfeet]

42. "Truth will out."

Hold these fuckers to account. Hold all fuckers to account.

[Xolodno]

43. Talk about believing your own bullshit...

...and then falling for your own scam.

[Vogon_Glory]

44. And that's what happens when you play tackle football with the Varsity

Too bad, you little hack! Rachel just clobbered you!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. No wonder Trump likes that network

They're whiny and have a victim complex just like him.

[Blue Owl]

46. Put a restraining order on them

n/t

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. We need a national anti-SLAPP law.

[RhodeIslandOne]

49. Ahhhhhahaha fuck you!!!!

Bye bye, dickheads!

[sakabatou]

50. AHAHAHAHAH!

[Nitram]

53. The pdf file at the link is a very interesting read. The explanation of how the claim of libel was

evaluated and how a decision was reached about whether Maddow's comments on her show were libelous is very logical, as are the examples from previous cases. It's great to see the transparency with which the decision was reached. I have to say it raises my esteem of the American judicial system, particularly when compared to countries where there is no way to determine how a judge reached a verdict of guilt or innocence. There are many such countries.

[Liberal In Texas]

56. And this is one of the reasons why lawyers charge so much.

There are many people to pay besides the lawyer. Researchers, paralegals, trial presentation specialists, court reporters, videographers.

I hope OAN gets soaked for a ton of $$$$$.

[Mopar151]

57. One thing show business lawyers are REALLY good at?

Running up the bills and "expenses"!!!!

[Nitram]

59. Am I to understand that you think anything in the statement suggested padding a bill or cheating

a client? I'd appreciate any suggestion regarding redundant or unnecessary research someone found in the decision. To my mind, it was a perfect investigation and decision. I'd be very interested to hear concrete examples of why anyone opals think otherwise.

[RainCaster]

54. This is Winning!

I would like to see some more of this.

A lot more of this.

[DesertRat]

55. k&r