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Mandela Barnes files defamation lawsuit against Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

States Newsroom · November 11, 2026

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for governor, has filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, claiming that the newspaper defamed him when it ran an anonymously sourced story about Barnes’ relationships with women. The Sentinel published two stories on the same day in…

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