James O’Keefe won a significant ruling in his defamation lawsuit against CNN from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court stated that the district court misapplied New York law in the case.

O’Keefe noted on social media that the victory is against fake news after spending nearly a million dollars on the lawsuit.

Libby Locke and Joe Oliveri, who represent O’Keefe’s group Project Veritas said the case would proceed toward a possible jury trial.