Devin Nunes, left, and Ryan Lizza, right. Credit: ALM and Miller Center via Wikimedia CommonsDevin Nunes, Former California GOP Congressman, Loses Move to Revive Defamation Suit
A three-judge appellate panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Nunes and his family failed to prove their reputations were damaged by a 2018 Esquire story alleging their farm hired undocumented laborers.
January 28, 2025 at 08:50 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Nunes alleged defamation over a 2018 story by reporter Ryan Lizza.
- Nunes sought $75M in a 2019 claim that was tossed in a summary judgment.
- The appellate panel found the plaintiffs failed to show the lower court had erred.
Devin Nunes, the former California congressman who is President Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence advisory board, has lost his attempt to revive a $75 million defamation suit over a 2018 story alleging his family’s Iowa farm hired undocumented laborers.
In a ruling released Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment in favor of reporter Ryan Lizza and Hearst Magazines.
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