# Nunes sues Twitter and three twitter accounts

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunes-sues-twitter-and-three-twitter-accounts/831388 "2019-03-19T22:29:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunes-sues-twitter-and-three-twitter-accounts/831388/21 "2020-08-07T14:30:19Z")

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Yeah, but those Matt Schlapp laws, though.

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunes-sues-twitter-and-three-twitter-accounts/831388/22 "2021-02-22T17:21:52Z")

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BAM!

> **[Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN](https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-new-york-new-york-city-lawsuits-manhattan-59aefbe9100fcf703335a03f9ccf5d06)**
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> NEW YORK (AP) — A defamation lawsuit U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes brought against CNN was tossed out by a Manhattan judge on Friday...

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunes-sues-twitter-and-three-twitter-accounts/831388/23 "2021-02-22T17:35:16Z")

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From the article,

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> The lawsuit seeking over $435 million in damages was rejected by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who said the California Republican failed to request a retraction in a timely fashion or adequately state his claims.
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> The lawyers noted that California law, which Swain said was appropriate for the case, requires that a retraction be demanded in writing within 20 days of the publication of a story.

Unfortunately, it’s going to get spun as “he lost on a technicality” instead of “he lost a suit that had no basis”.

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