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Mar 17, 2015

It’s Been A Rough Week For The Washington Football Team (And It’s Only Tuesday).

Meanwhile, did Dan Snyder kill an upcoming radio show to be hosted by one of the team’s critics? Maybe.

Jan 28, 2015

Let’s Place Bets On The Crowdsourced Washington Football Team Movie

How likely are the makers of the planned Dan Snyder-centered documentary to interview the man himself?

Dec 29, 2011

Dave McKenna Leaves Washington City Paper After 26 Years

After 26 years, City Paper sportswriter Dave McKenna is leaving the alt-weekly. We talk to City Paper Managing Editor Mike Madden about this major shift for the publication.

Sep 11, 2011

Dan Snyder Drops Lawsuit Against City Paper

On the eve of the Redskins’ season-opener, owner Dan Snyder dismissed his lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna over “The Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder,” which the paper published on November 19, 2010.

Jun 18, 2011

City Paper Strikes Back, Files Anti-SLAPP Affidavit

Yesterday, the Washington City Paper filed an affidavit requesting the dismissal of Dan Snyder’s lawsuit against the newspaper and reporter Dave McKenna under a new D.C. law which prohibits “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPP.

May 27, 2011

Dan Snyder Speaks Out, Claims Dave McKenna “Has An Obsession”

Dan Snyder thinks Dave McKenna needs to “grow up.” That’s according to words the R******* owner used during a pair of interviews conducted with NBC4 and Fox 5/WTTG last night.

Apr 27, 2011

Snyder Lawsuit Now Names McKenna As Defendant

As promised, Dan Snyder refiled his lawsuit against the Washington City Paper inside the District yesterday. In an op-ed published Monday night, Snyder claimed that the suit would be “essentially the same.” Apparently, dropping the hedge fund which owns City Paper’s parent company and including City Paper columnist Dave McKenna as a defendant while burying previous claims that the paper was anti-Semitic and attacked his wife falls under Snyder’s definition of “the same.”

Apr 26, 2011

Dan Snyder: Don’t Forget, I’m Still Suing The City Paper!

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued an injunction which has temporarily lifted the National Football League’s players lockout. Many players around the country, including at least one Washington footballer, took the opportunity to try and get back to work. R******s owner Dan Snyder, following that lead, took the opportunity to remind everyone that he’s still suing the Washington City Paper over Dave McKenna’s “The Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder“. Oh, and also to make sure no one forgets that he’s acting like a petulant child.

Feb 04, 2011

City Paper Launches Legal Defense Fund

After Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder filed a lawsuit against the Washington City Paper which a Redskins general counsel claimed would “presumably quickly outstrip the asset value” of the publication, the newspaper has announced the establishment of a legal defense fund.

Feb 02, 2011

Shocking: Something Dan Snyder Did Backfired

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder reportedly wants City Paper columnist Dave McKenna fired. The public, on the other hand, apparently can’t get enough of the guy.

 
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