Judge Dismisses Covington Students Lawsuit Against Washington Post

(Mediaite) A federal judge has dismissed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the Washington Post filed by a Covington Catholic High School student. Nicholas Sandmann was part of a group of high schoolers who went to Washington DC to attend a pro-life march this past January. While there Sandmann who was wearing a Make America Great Again hat was filmed standing face-to-face with Indian elder Nathan Phillips. According to the filing which calls for $250 million compensatory and punitive damages Sandmann claimed WaPos reporting on the incident in numerous stories were both false and defamatory. Judge William O. Bertelsman citing the First Amendment disagreed.