<p>The legal team representing former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, now-20, will file an appeal after they had libel lawsuits against five news organizations thrown out in court this week.</p>
<p>The lawsuits centered around vicious smears that Sandmann faced in the media back in 2019 when a video clip showing him simply standing in front of a Native American man while smiling went viral online.</p>
<p>U.S. District Judge William O. Bertelsman on Tuesday <a href="https://www.wdrb.com/news/judge-tosses-northern-kentucky-students-multimillion-dollar-lawsuits-over-dc-encounter/article_3e79ccdc-0dca-11ed-8131-1b7c593580b5.html">dismissed</a> Sandmann&#8217;s lawsuits against The New York Times, CBS News, ABC News, Gannett, and Rolling Stone magazine.</p>
<p>Sandmann attorney Todd McMurtry told the media that they will file an appeal against the ruling.</p>
<p>While five lawsuits were thrown out, Sandmann has received settlements from The Washington Post, CNN, and NBC News for undisclosed amounts.</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously, the ruling yesterday was a disappointment for my family and I. I’m appealing the decision in the sixth circuit,&#8221; Sandmann <a href="https://twitter.com/N1ckSandmann/status/1552459124029509632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">said</a> in a statement responding to the ruling this week. &#8220;Judge Bertelsmann revisited the statements that I &#8216;blocked Nathan Phillips&#8217; and &#8216;would not allow him to retreat.’ His job was to rule on the legal issue of what those statements were.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;If they were factual claims, I could proceed and a jury would then decide if they were defamatory. But if they were opinions, it is protected speech that I cannot sue for,&#8221; Sandmann continued. &#8220;The judge ruled that the media companies published opinion. The problem is: it isn’t.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sandmann illustrated his point by noting that stating &#8220;X did Y&#8221; is different than stating &#8220;I believe X is Y.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I should be able to proceed due to the factual claim the defending media companies made which was used in conjunction with negative connotations of racism and harassment that defamed me,&#8221; Sandmann continued. &#8220;I wrote an op-ed recently in which I mentioned defamation cases being a uphill battle. This is why. There is complete indisputable video evidence along with publications that [published] falsehoods.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Nevertheless, I have learned how to be patient and keep the will to move forward. I am going to continue on that path,&#8221; he concluded.</p>

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