Posted on 02/22/2022 6:10:41 AM PST by Bon of Babble
On Monday Kyle Rittenhouse explained his new project and defamation lawsuits in the works against Whoopi Goldberg, Cenk Uygur, and other targets.
Kyle Rittenhouse hinted that he may take action against the many leftwing politicians and operatives who smeared him as a murderer. The list included Joe Biden who called him a white supremacist in a campaign ad.
Good. If I had money I would pay his attorney fees.
No.
Unlike Sarah Palin, Kyle Rittenhouse isn't a "public figure" as per the standard of the notorious New York Times vs. Sullivan ruling.
The Covington High School kids were able to successfully sue CNN and the Wash Compost for liable, based upon the "public figure" rule. Hopefully Kyle Rittenhouse can do the same with Whoopi Goldberg and Cenk Uygur.
We'll see. This isn't the Sandman case.
Actually file the lawsuits and let the media report it.
If they don't THEN come on air and report it.
Lawsuits like these are almost always taken on contingency so Rittenhouse doesn't have to put any money up.
Good luck with that. If he carefully picks his court, his case may make it to trial. Of course, if it looks like the jury may consider finding in his favir, then his judge may do like Palin’s judge did and announce that he is going to dismiss it while the jury is deliberating.
He won’t do as well as the kentucky kid did. That kid was exonerated simply by noticing that he was entirely passive throughout the event.
Rittenhouse did take actions that were open to interpretation. So, his detractors can always fall back on having the freedom to have personal opinions.
Good! Hope he gets tons of money from them.
He should really be quiet and let his lawyers do the talking.
Several courts have held that you can become an “involuntary public figure” for purposes of Sullivan as the result of publicity, even though you did not want or invite the public attention.
He's busy making himself a public figure
This is the stupid thing about conservatives. They announce what they are going to do instead of just DOING it!
Michael Hastings comes to mind.
Sandman could not be construed as a public figure for purposes of defamation. All he did was stand quietly in a public place, where he had every right to be, waiting for his school bus. He did not become a public figure just because the lamestream media decided to pile on and defame him.
Most courts will probably find that Rittenhouse was either a limited use or involuntary public figure, and therefore subject to the Sullivan actual malice standard. Any chance that he would be found not to be a public figure went away when he started giving interviews.
If he starts selling stock, I want in.
Good for him the best way to clean up the medias is take all their money.
Yes
He’d better hurry his ass up, before the great reset hits.
Thanks for clearing this up. I'm no lawyer. I wasn't familiar with the background of legal rulings to determine who meets the "public figure" standard.
Still, I hope he can find a sympathetic judge or jurisdiction that will waive the actual malice standard. Sandman was able to get Kentucky jurisdiction for his case, even though the actual events occurred in Washington DC.
Rittenhouse absolutely is a public figure.
Public figures also include individuals who have achieved pervasive fame or notoriety. A person can even become an “involuntary public figure” as the result of publicity, even though that person did not want or invite the public attention.
Read Gertz v. Welch, Time v. Hill and Dameron v. Washington Magazine.
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