Appeals Court Tosses $130,000 Verdict Against James O’Keefe

Appeals court tosses $130,000 verdict against James O’Keefe in 2016 sting

A federal appeals court wiped out a $130K judgment won by Democratic consultant Robert Creamer and his businesses against conservative journalist James O'Keefe over a 2016 undercover video sting, ruling that the jury's damages award violated the First Amendment.

Appeals Court Erases $130,000 Judgment Against James O’Keefe In Major First Amendment Ruling

A federal appeals court just handed James O’Keefe a major First Amendment victory, and the ruling reaches far beyond one journalist or one decade-old political investigation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a $130,000 judgment against O’Keefe and undercover reporter Allison Maass on Friday. The court’s core conclusion was blunt: a jury cannot use an unprotected act as a back door to make journalists pay for the damage cau…

Appeals Court Erases $130,000 Judgment Against James O’Keefe In Major First Amendment Ruling – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald

The D.C. Circuit erased a $130,000 judgment against James O'Keefe in a ruling that draws a hard constitutional line around protected publication.

Major First Amendment Victory: D.C. Circuit Overturns Verdict Against James O’Keefe, Rules Undercover Journalism Is Protected Speech * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald

In a major First Amendment and investigative-reporting win, a three-judge panel of the U.S. The post Major First Amendment Victory: D.C. Circuit Overturns Verdict Against James O’Keefe, Rules Undercover Journalism Is Protected Speech appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Appeals Court Tosses $130,000 Verdict Against James O’Keefe

Washington, D.C. — A federal appeals court Friday overturned a $130,000 damages award against Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and an undercover reporter stemming from a 2016 investigation targeting Democratic political consultants. The D.C. Circuit ruled that the damages improperly punished O’Keefe and reporter Alison Maass for publishing the “Rigging the Election” video before the 2016 presidential election. The video alleged Democratic o…

Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit

From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge Harry Edwards: James O'Keefe is the Founder and former CEO of Project Veritas, a non-profit media organization that gathers news "almost exclusively [through] undercover journalism" … [including] "open and secret audiovisual recording" …. In spring 2016, Project Veritas assigned one of its investigative reporters, Chris…