(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A district court judge ended a two-year battle over the Steele dossier Wednesday, ruling on the side of press freedom and the online news outlet BuzzFeed. Gubarev filed a lawsuit in February 2017 alleging his reputation had been damaged by false statements included in the dossier. “The press acts as the agent of the public, gathering and compiling diffuse information in the public domain. Wednesday’s decision hinged on whether BuzzFeed’s controversial decision to publish was protected by that right. “I am thrilled because the decision to dismiss is based on the public’s right to know what the government is doing.

Source: Washington Post December 20, 2018 03:16 UTC