The judge concluded that the suit didn't raise statements that could 'even potentially be defamatory.'
In a ruling granting summary judgment in favor of Netflix on Friday, Judge Brett Ludwig found that the First Amendment “does not guarantee a public figure” like plaintiff Andrew Colborn the “role of protagonist in popular discourse” and “protects the media’s ability to cast him in a much less flattering light.
”, released in December 2015, tells the story of Steven Avery, who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit before DNA evidence exonerated him. He returned home, only to be arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison for another murder. The ten-part docuseries explores Avery’s defense that he was framed by the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, including Colborn.
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