Rittenhouse

Kyle Rittenhouse shares some commonality with Nicholas Sandman. Recall he was the student from Covington, KY who was defamed by various press groups and he sued several of these organizations and ended up rich. The terms of his suit against the Washington Post and CNN were not disclosed but he sued for $250 million. Both of these young men were under the age of 18 and they were not famous which means they do not have to prove malice. The press admitted no wrong doing and settled out of court. Defamation of character is a false statement made or published about someone else that harms that person. The term includes both slander, describing a false spoken statement, and libel, a false published statement.