World Jul 24 Conservative influencer Candace Owens sued for defamation over claims that France’s first lady is a man By Associated Press
Politics Dec 14 ABC agrees to pay $15 million to Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Oct 31 Lawyers allowed into Giuliani’s NYC apartment after he misses deadline to turn over assets A moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment on Thursday after the former New York City mayor failed to turn over belongings to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation… By Dave Collins, Associated Press
Politics Jul 13 A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case. Here’s what that means While Giuliani's creditors can now pursue other legal remedies, such as seizing his apartments and other assets, the judge's decision also allows the former prosecutor and longtime ally of former President Donald Trump to now try to appeal a massive… By Associated Press
Politics Mar 08 Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Jan 26 Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump walks out of court during closing arguments of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial By Larry Neumeister, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan interrupted the closing argument that the lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, was making on behalf of writer E. Jean Carroll to note for the record that Trump "just rose and walked out of the courtroom."… Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump leaves court before attorney told jury he tried to destroy columnist’s reputation in defamation trial By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that another jury had already decided that the former president sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:19 Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defamation of election workers By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan A federal jury in Washington ordered Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former campaign attorney, to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers for distress caused by lies he spread following the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with NPR's… Continue watching
May 24 Trump’s recent comments complicate his legal team’s ability to contest charges, experts say By Trenton Daniel, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince. Continue reading