Longshot presidential candidate John D. Haywood wanted $50 million in damages from St. Michael’s College and two student journalists who penned a candidate profile he claimed was libelous.
Instead, a judge has tossed out Haywood’s lawsuit and ordered him to reimburse the college and students for $23,336 they spent defending the lawsuit.
Haywood, who lives in Durham, N.C., sued the college and student journalists for libel last summer, claiming an article they wrote on him for a class project grossly mischaracterized his positions and was responsible for his loss to President Obama in the 2012 New Hampshire primary. Haywood (pictured) received just 432 votes, meaning he lost to Obama by a ratio of 115 to 1.
Haywood has reportedly paid the court-ordered sum, but he’s not done with St. Michael’s or the student reporters yet. He has appealed the decision to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pro se, or without a lawyer’s assistance.
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