US EditionJudge Dismisses Indigenous Amazon Tribe's Lawsuit Against The New York Times and TMZ
The lawsuit sought $180 million, alleging defamation and emotional distress from reports on the tribe's youth and internet use; the judge ruled the coverage was protected free speech.
- On Tuesday, a California judge dismissed all allegations against The New York Times in the Marubo Tribe of the Javari Valley suit over 2024 reports about the community obtaining high-speed internet.
- On May 20, the Marubo Tribe filed suit, alleging TMZ and Yahoo Inc. amplified and sensationalized the Times' report portraying youth as consumed by pornography.
- NYT attorneys argued the three reports were protected speech and urged dismissal, while Jack Nicas, reporter, said he spent a week with the Marubo people despite the lawsuit claiming less than 48 hours.
- Late Tuesday, Judge Tiana J. Murillo granted the Times and an entertainment website's anti-SLAPP motions, stating the lawsuit was frivolous and dismissing all claims.
- The dispute highlights tensions over internet access and its effects in remote communities, as N. Micheli Quadros said plaintiffs will decide next steps and criticized legal imbalances shielding powerful institutions.
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US Judge Rejects $180 Million Lawsuit By Amazon's Marubo Tribe Against The New York Times
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Indigenous tribe in Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ that claimed newspaper's reporting on tribe's first exposure to internet led to its members being portrayed as technology-addled
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Judge dismisses Indigenous Amazon tribe's lawsuit against The New York Times and TMZ
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ.
NYT Wins Dismissal of Defamation in Amazonian Tribe Suit
The New York Times has won dismissal of all allegations against the newspaper in a complaint in which an Amazonian tribe sued it and other media entities over 2024 reports about the community obtaining access to high-speed internet, which the tribe contends led to its young members being viewed as having porn fetishes. The Los Angeles Superior Court defamation lawsuit contended that the NYT’s report portrayed the Marubo tribe as “unable to handl…
A California judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by an indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ, which claimed that the newspaper published a report on the tribe's first Internet exposure that led to its members being portrayed to a large extent as addicts to technology and pornography.
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