Affirming The Oklahoman libeled teacher, appellate court would cut $25 million damages to $7.5 million

Affirming The Oklahoman libeled teacher, appellate court would cut $25 million damages to $7.5 million

An Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals panel affirmed a libel verdict Wednesday against The Oklahoman for the publication’s false identification of former football coach Scott Sapulpa as the broadcast announcer who uttered a racial slur in 2021 when a high school basketball team kneeled during the national anthem. However, the judges’ majority opinion said Sapulpa […] The post Affirming The Oklahoman libeled teacher, appellate court would cut $25 mi…