Nanji v. National Geographic Society

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Plaintiff Kevin Nanji (“Plaintiff’ or “Nanji”), an inmate convicted of involuntary servitude and illegal harboring in violation of several federal statutes, brings this libel action against Defendant National Geographic Society (“Defendant” or “National Geographic”). Nanji takes issue with a descriptive reference published by National Geographic as part of a two-year investigation into global human trafficking. In particular, Nanji contends that National Geographic printed false statements alleging that Nanji was convicted of “raping” a…