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September 2023

Nicholas Sandmann Blocked on Appeal

Summary Judgment to Media Defendants in Sandmann Defamation Cases Affirmed

By Meenakshi Krishnan and Nathan Siegel
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to several media defendants (The New York Times, CBS, ABC, Gannett, and Rolling Stone) in a series of long-running defamation cases brought by Nicholas Sandmann.