Judges tell Devin Nunes he cannot continue suing CNN. Here's where all of his lawsuits stand

[Eugene]

Source: Fresno Bee

Judges tell Devin Nunes he cannot continue suing CNN. Here’s where all of his lawsuits stand

Gillian Brassil
Thu, April 21, 2022, 12:00 PM

A panel of federal judges denied former Congressman Devin Nunes’ appeal to reopen a lawsuit against CNN over a 2019 report that the California Republican went to Vienna to gather political dirt on President Joe Biden.

In a split 2-1 decision on April 14, judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan affirmed a lower court ruling that Nunes did not seek a retraction promptly, as is needed under California law for most damages, and that he failed to show he deserved special damages.

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Nunes, who represented the area around Tulare for nearly two decades, has filed 10 lawsuits against media organizations and critics whom he claims have defamed or conspired against him since 2019.

Nunes vs. CNN

On April 14, appeals court judges affirmed a 2021 ruling by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss the case because Nunes did not seek a timely retraction before suing, which is key under California libel law. As Nunes is a California resident, Judge Laura Taylor Swain said he was bound by state law.

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1. Now Devin needs to moooooove on, and head out to pasture.