Brittany Higgins can still appeal this decision but the court has found two of the three social media posts Linda Reynolds was seeking damages over were defamatory, finding that they implied Reynolds had pressured Higgins into not proceeding with her genuine complaint of sexual assault and also that Reynolds was a hypocrite in advocating for women’s rights and had mishandled Higgins’ initial allegations in 2019.

Justice Paul Tottle has awarded Reynolds $315,000 in damages, plus $26,000 in damages.