Once Again, Trump Looks To Get Out Of Paying E. Jean Carroll By Having The DOJ Substitute In For Himself

Not this again. For many years now there have been a series of ongoing lawsuits between E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump, involving a variety of issues, but mainly whether or not he sexually assaul…

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Verizon Remains On The Legal Hook For Illegally Spying On You And Selling Your Movement Data (For Now)

For decades, major U.S. wireless providers have collected sensitive customer movement and location data (often down to the meter), then sold it to a long list of random dipshits — usually without b…

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Disney’s Lawyers Successfully Defended Jimmy Kimmel (About Fair Use, Not His Free Speech Mocking Trump)

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Disney’s Lawyers Successfully Defended Jimmy Kimmel (About Fair Use, Not His Free Speech Mocking Trump)

Updating the updating: I started writing this post last Tuesday, but put it on hold when everything happened last Wednesday, and rewrote it this weekend to post today, only now as I was getting rea…

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The full bench of the #NY-based #2ndCircuit #Court of appeals has *denied* Trump's appeal of #EJeanCarroll's win against him in her #defamation case.

Presumably, #Trump will go to #SCOTUS next.

2 Trump appointees, Judges Steven Menashi & Michael Park, on the bench partly dissent from the en banc decision, saying the judge shouldn't have admitted "propensity" evidence like the Access Hollywood tape.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca2.60504/gov.uscourts.ca2.60504.201.0_1.pdf

#law #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #MaleSupremacy #BelieveSurvivors

Appeals court to quickly consider Trump's immunity claim in sex abuse case - Political IQ

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Wednesday it would quickly consider Trump’s immunity claim related to writer E. Jean Carroll’s successful defamation and sexual abuse lawsuit against the former President. The court issued an order to expedite Trump’s appeal after his attorney, Alina Habba, told a three-judge panel that their case […]

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Athlete sues Connecticut over loss to trans runner – who she beat in several other races

An athlete is suing Connecticut after she lost several races against two trans athletes, despite also winning against them in other races.

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Thurs 5/18 - NYC Law Protecting Fast Food Workers Challenged, EPA Driving Green Bank Boom, Simpson Thacher Back to Office, HSA Limits Increased and TikTok is Banned in Montana

We have a 2nd circuit test of #NYC law protecting workers, #EPA driving burgeoning “green bank” movement, Simpson Thacher wants associates in the office, a bit of #tax talk and #TikTok is banned in MT.

#labor #2ndcircuit #greenbank #simpsonthacher #montana #lawfedi #podcast

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Thurs 5/18 - NYC Law Protecting Fast Food Workers Challenged, EPA Driving Green Bank Boom, Simpson Thacher Back to Office, HSA Limits Increased and TikTok is Banned in Montana

Listen now (8 min) | We have a 2nd circuit test of NYC law protecting workers, EPA driving burgeoning “green bank” movement, Simpson Thacher wants associates in the office, a bit of tax talk and TikTok is banned in MT.

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