Attkisson said officials engaged in “illegal surveillance” of her as she was reporting on former President Barack Obama’s administration. Rosenstein is protected by the “qualified immunity” doctrine, which shields public officials from lawsuits unless their actions violate a “clearly established legal right.”
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Journalist Sharyl Attkisson’s Case Against Rod Rosenstein Tossed
Television journalist Sharyl Attkisson’s lawsuit against former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and others has been thrown out by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett. So reports Politico.
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