The settlement was announced in court today, but the dollar amount was not disclosed.

CNN has settled the lawsuit brought by Nicholas Sandmann over coverage of the incident in which Sandmann falsely was accused of trying to intimidate a Native American activist, according to local TV reports. Sandmann filed lawsuits against CNN, The Washington Post, and NBC. Initially the lawsuits were dismissed, but recently a portion of the lawsuits were reopened by the court and all three lawsuits were reactivated.

FOX 19 in Kentucky reports:

CNN agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann. The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.

This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

UPDATES:

Sandmann’s attorney has confirmed the settlement:

An attorney for the family of Nick Sandmann says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against CNN…. Sandmann’s attorney, Todd McMurtry, would not discuss details of the settlement, simply saying that a settlement had been reached Tuesday afternoon.

CNN also confirms the settlement:

The Cable News Network (CNN) has reached a settlement with Nick Sandmann, a Covington Catholic High School student who had sued the news outlet saying it defamed him. A CNN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday with The Enquirer that a settlement was reached. The network would not comment on the details of the settlement.



