Covington High School students file defamation lawsuit against high profile media figures

By Ellie Bufkin

Published August 3, 2019 3:31pm ET

Snow covers the grounds of Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The school has received national attention in the wake of videos showing students from the school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. | (Lisa Cornwell/AP)

Students of Covington High School in Kentucky have filed a defamation suit against several members of the media who made disparaging remarks about the teens earlier this year.

The suit lists several well-known journalists and television personalities, including CNN analyst Ana Navarro and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.