Did this get covered earlier?
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/07/npr-libel-seth-rich-1452707
Judge greenlights libel suit against NPR over Seth Rich reports
Good to see a few got in under Obama:
FTA
“The cases are all pending before Mazzant, who is an appointee of President Barack Obama. The judge was nominated in 2014 as part of a compromise with Texas’ Republican senators. Mazzant has repeatedly been sought out by conservative litigants seeking to challenge Obama policies.”