Judge Dismisses Capitol Protester&;#039;s $100M CNN Lawsuit
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Judge Dismisses Capitol Protester&;#039;s $100M CNN Lawsuit

A Virginia man who &;quot;meandered&;quot; around the Capitol building after the January 6‚ 2021‚ riot has lost his $100 million lawsuit against CNN. Virginia federal judge Arenda Wright Allen‚ an appointee of former President Barack Obama‚ dismissed the case on Monday before it reached trial. Jacob Hiles‚ a charter boat captain from Virginia Beach‚ alleged that CNN defamed him in an online article published on October 15‚ 2021‚ about rioters at the Capitol building. The article's sub-headline...