A federal judge in New York on Friday cited a technicality in dismissing a defamation lawsuit brought by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) against CNN.
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the lawsuit on a technicality, saying that Nunes failed to demand a retraction as is required by California’s defamation statutes. The attorney for Nunes had argued that the laws from Virginia and Washington should apply, but the judge disagreed, opining that California law should apply since that’s the state which sent Nunes to Congress.
