Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding Allegedly Pro-Hamas-Violence Sign at Columbia Protest …

An excerpt from the June 29 Georgia Court of Appeals decision in Accuracy in Media, Inc. v. Giusti, written by Judge Brian Rickman and joined by Chief Judge Trenton Brown and Judge Amanda Mercier: Isabella Giusti ("Izzy"), Joni Saxon-Giusti, and Peter Giusti (collectively, "the Giustis") filed a lawsuit against Accuracy in Media, Inc., and its president Adam Guillette (collectively, "Accuracy in Media") asserting claims for defamation [and other torts]…. Izzy, a native of Savannah, was a junior at Barnard College during the 2023-24 school year. Joni Saxon-Giusti and Peter Giusti are Izzy's parents. On April 18, 2024, Izzy joined a protest regarding the war in Gaza on Columbia University's main quad. During this protest, Izzy was arrested as part of a mass arrest of approximately 100 studen