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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform
Read full article: Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platformA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner.
Sexual orientation, gender ID can be talked about in Florida classrooms under lawsuit settlement
Read full article: Sexual orientation, gender ID can be talked about in Florida classrooms under lawsuit settlementStudents and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction. That's according to a settlement reached between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million award
Read full article: New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million awardA lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests a new defamation lawsuit is possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally.
'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says
Read full article: 'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer saysA lawyer for a writer who says Donald Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and then defamed her while president in 2019 says the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and two women who accused Trump of abuse will not be put before a New York jury.
Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damages
Read full article: Columnist's lawyer warns judge that Trump hopes to 'sow chaos' as jury considers defamation damagesA lawyer for a columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Donald Trump for sex abuse and defamation says the former president's recent behavior shows he'll try to “sow chaos” when a new jury considers if he owes even more in damages.
Appeals court denies Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument in defamation lawsuit
Read full article: Appeals court denies Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument in defamation lawsuitA federal appeals panel has denied former President Donald Trump’s bid to claim that presidential immunity protects him from being held liable for statements he made in 2019 when he denied that he sexually attacked a New York writer in the 1990s.
Judge rules Trump in 2019 defamed writer who has already won a sex abuse and libel suit against him
Read full article: Judge rules Trump in 2019 defamed writer who has already won a sex abuse and libel suit against himFour months after a jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E.
Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump
Read full article: Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from TrumpA federal judge says a columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award against Donald Trump can update a similar lawsuit in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president.
Juror who listened to conservative podcaster Tim Pool joined verdict against Donald Trump
Read full article: Juror who listened to conservative podcaster Tim Pool joined verdict against Donald TrumpA juror who says he occasionally listens to conservative podcast host Tim Pool was on the jury that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing a magazine columnist in 1996 at a luxury Manhattan department store.
Closing arguments start for columnist’s claims against Trump
Read full article: Closing arguments start for columnist’s claims against TrumpDonald Trump's defense lawyer told jurors in New York City that they would have to believe the unbelievable to accept a columnist's claims that the former president sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996.
Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
Read full article: Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trialFormer President Donald Trump has rejected his last chance to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.
Judge dismissive of Trump's reasons to skip NY rape trial
Read full article: Judge dismissive of Trump's reasons to skip NY rape trialA federal judge says he won't let former President Donald Trump's lawyers tell jurors next week that he wants to attend a rape trial but won't because he wants to spare New York City from the disruptions his visit would cause.
Lawyer: Trump offers DNA to compare against accuser's dress
Read full article: Lawyer: Trump offers DNA to compare against accuser's dressDonald Trump's lawyer says the former president is willing to provide a DNA sample to be compared against stains on the dress of a woman who is accusing him of raping her over a quarter century ago.
Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges rape
Read full article: Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges rapeQuestioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s.
Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit
Read full article: Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuitA writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him Thursday in New York, minutes after a new state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Read full article: Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suitA lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.
Judge rejects delay to defamation suit against Donald Trump
Read full article: Judge rejects delay to defamation suit against Donald TrumpA judge has rejected a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to delay progression of a defamation lawsuit while an appeals court decides if the United States can be substituted as the defendant.
Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal
Read full article: Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandalTime’s Up CEO Tina Tchen has resigned in the wake of revelations that leaders of the sexual harassment victims’ advocacy group advised former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration after he was accused of misconduct.
Time's Up leader resigns after criticism about Cuomo ties
Read full article: Time's Up leader resigns after criticism about Cuomo tiesThe leader of Time’s Up, the #MeToo-era organization devoted to fighting sexual harassment, has resigned under fire for advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration in its effort to discredit one of Cuomo’s accusers.
Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser
Read full article: Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuserJustice Department lawyers say Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape.
Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing
Read full article: Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearingE. Jean Carroll, who says President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s, leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse following a hearing in her defamation lawsuit against Trump, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in New York. “I’m stunned, stunned, and actually speechless, which is unusual,” Carroll told reporters outside the courthouse. A request for comment to the Justice Department wasn't immediately returned. Justice Department attorneys have said Trump had to respond in June 2019 to accusations Carroll made against him in a book because the claims related to his fitness for office. The Associated Press does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly.
Trump niece files suit saying family cheated her of millions
Read full article: Trump niece files suit saying family cheated her of millionsFILE - This Sept. 23, 2020, file photo shows President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington. At a briefing, White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany denied any fraud was committed against Mary Trump. Mary Trump and her brother, Fred Trump III, inherited various real estate business interests when her father, Fred Trump Jr., died in 1981 at 42 after a struggle with alcoholism. It said the action amounted to “unfathomable cruelty” because Fred Trump III's third child, born hours after Fred Trump Sr.'s funeral, was having seizures and required extensive medical care including months in a neonatal intensive care unit. In keeping with a confidentiality clause in a settlement of the dispute over Fred Trump Sr.'s will, lawyers for Mary Trump refused to say how much she received.
US asks to defend Trump in rape accuser's defamation lawsuit
Read full article: US asks to defend Trump in rape accuser's defamation lawsuitThat means the federal government, rather than Trump himself, might have to pay damages if any are awarded. She says his comments including that she was totally lying to sell a memoir besmirched her character and harmed her career. Carroll, meanwhile, said the developments illustrated that Trump will do everything possible, including using the full powers of the federal government, to try to stop the case. It will be up to a federal judge to decide whether to keep the case in federal court and to allow the U.S. to become the defendant. The Associated Press does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly.
Trump tax ruling a new front in defamation suits against him
Read full article: Trump tax ruling a new front in defamation suits against himThat has quickly become a question in two closely watched defamation lawsuits filed by women who say President Donald Trump smeared them while denying their sexual assault allegations. Lawyers for the women, E. Jean Carroll and Summer Zervos, are now trying to persuade New York courts that the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling strengthens their arguments for letting the suits go forward. The Supreme Court has now spoken, Carroll lawyer Roberta Kaplan wrote to the judge in her defamation case last week. Past Supreme Court cases established that presidents are subject to federal criminal subpoenas and to federal civil suits regarding private behavior. The court generally views criminal cases as more compelling matters than civil suits, said Albany Law School professor Vincent Bonventre, who maintains a blog on the Supreme Court.