Politics Oct 05 Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Politics Jul 14 E. Jean Carroll has been paid $5.8 million, three years after Trump sex abuse and defamation verdict President Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Politics Jul 08 Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment. By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Politics Jul 01 E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay her $5.8M after Supreme Court rejects his appeal Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the… By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Politics Jun 29 Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN Dershowitz had urged the court to reconsider New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The landmark First Amendment case that made it harder for public figures to win libel lawsuits because it requires proof that an outlet knowingly published something false,… By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Jun 29 Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court declined to take up the case in a brief, unexplained order, as is typical. Continue reading
May 28 AP report: Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press It’s the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president. Continue reading
May 12 Appeals court says Trump doesn't have to pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll — for now By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to let Trump delay the payment to E. Jean Carroll as long as he posts a $7.4 million bond to cover interest that would accrue through October. Continue reading
Oct 09 Drake's defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' tossed by judge By Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times By Curt Anderson, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case. Continue reading