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Nicholas Sandmann v. ABC News, et al
Case Number:
22-5736
Court:
Nature of Suit:
4320 P.I.: Assault, Libel & Slander
Companies
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November 01, 2023
Majority 6th Circ. Votes No Rehearing For Smiling MAGA Teen
The full Sixth Circuit will not be reviewing its split panel decision that news coverage of a viral video showing teen Nicholas Sandmann smiling at a Native American activist while wearing a Make America Great Again hat during a confrontation at a Washington, D.C., protest was not defamatory, according to a new order.
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September 27, 2023
News Outlets Rip Smiling MAGA Kid's 6th Circ. Rehearing Bid
The New York Times Co. and other media companies have slammed a rehearing bid filed by Nicholas Sandmann, the subject of a viral 2019 video who wore a "Make America Great Again" hat and grinned at a Native American activist during a protest, arguing that Sandmann is trying to reinvent his defamation claims.
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September 01, 2023
Smiling MAGA Kid Urges 6th Circ. To Rehear Defamation Case
Nicholas Sandmann, the subject of a viral 2019 video featuring himself grinning at a Native American activist at a Washington protest while wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, urged the Sixth Circuit to rehear its split decision that major media outlets' coverage of him was not defamatory.
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August 16, 2023
Panel Says News Coverage Of Viral Video Wasn't Defamatory
The New York Times and several other U.S. media companies aren't liable for their reporting of a viral 2019 confrontation between a high school student and a Native American activist following protest marches in Washington, D.C., a panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed Wednesday.