A 30-page libel lawsuit was filed against a dozen public figures who wrote about the Covington Catholic incident on social media and online.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight unnamed students who became the subjects of international scrutiny thanks to viral videos of an encounter in Washington, D.C., between Nicholas Sandmann, 16, and Native American activist Nathan Phillips. The lawsuit goes after a number of people including a Princeton history professor and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. The suit claims the public figures made defamatory comments about the Covington Catholic High School students on social media and online. It says social media comments called for the boys to be publicly identified and retaliated against.The suit lists the public figures as defendants, and they are as follows:Rep. Debra Haaland (D-N.M.)Ana Violeta Navarro Flores, a Republican strategist and political commentatorSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and presidential candidateMaggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for CNNKathy Griffin, a comedian and actressMatthew Dowd, a political consultantReza Aslan, a scholar of religious studies and authorKevin M. Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton UniversityShaun King, an activistAdam Edelen, former auditor of public accounts for the commonwealth of KentuckyClara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother JonesJodi Jacobson, editor-in-chief of Rewire.NewsAccording to the suit, everyone named as a defendant was given the chance to correct, delete or apologize for the statements once more information came out, but all of them refused to do so.Kevin L. Murphy, who is an attorney from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, is representing the students.Last month, a judge threw out Sandmann's defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post.

A 30-page libel lawsuit was filed against a dozen public figures who wrote about the Covington Catholic incident on social media and online.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight unnamed students who became the subjects of international scrutiny thanks to viral videos of an encounter in Washington, D.C., between Nicholas Sandmann, 16, and Native American activist Nathan Phillips.


The lawsuit goes after a number of people including a Princeton history professor and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.

The suit claims the public figures made defamatory comments about the Covington Catholic High School students on social media and online. It says social media comments called for the boys to be publicly identified and retaliated against.

The suit lists the public figures as defendants, and they are as follows:

Rep. Debra Haaland (D-N.M.)

Ana Violeta Navarro Flores, a Republican strategist and political commentator

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and presidential candidate

Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for CNN

Kathy Griffin, a comedian and actress

Matthew Dowd, a political consultant

Reza Aslan, a scholar of religious studies and author

Kevin M. Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University

Shaun King, an activist

Adam Edelen, former auditor of public accounts for the commonwealth of Kentucky

Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones

Jodi Jacobson, editor-in-chief of Rewire.News

According to the suit, everyone named as a defendant was given the chance to correct, delete or apologize for the statements once more information came out, but all of them refused to do so.

Kevin L. Murphy, who is an attorney from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, is representing the students.

Last month, a judge threw out Sandmann's defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post.