Dec 06 Jury rules Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweet By Brian Melley, Associated Press A jury of five women and three men deliberated for less than an hour. Continue reading
Nov 12 Mulvaney will no longer join lawsuit in impeachment probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It's the latest reversal in position by Mick Mulvaney, who last week asked to join the lawsuit of another Trump adviser before changing his mind Monday and saying that he intended to bring his own case. Continue reading
Sep 13 Appeals court rules parents of slain DNC staffer can sue Fox News By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Joel and Mary Rich, of Omaha, Nebraska, had sufficiently alleged they were subjected to emotional distress after their son, 27-year-old Seth Rich, was shot and killed in 2016 in Washington,… Continue reading
Aug 20 3 women file lawsuits against Jeffrey Epstein estate By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The lawsuits say two women were 17 and the third woman was 20 when they said they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 9:56 How 'homophobia' denied Sharon Bottoms custody of her son in the 1990s Sharon Bottoms, who died recently at age 48, made headlines in the 1990s when she lost custody of her son to her mother, who argued that Bottoms' homosexuality made her an unfit parent. Judy Woodruff talks to Donald Butler, the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:06 Federal workers' union calls government shutdown 'unconscionable' The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is suing the Trump administration, arguing that it's illegal to force 400,000 federal employees to work without pay. According to J. David Cox, the president of the union, the Fair Labor Standards Act… Continue watching
Jul 25 A judge's broad definition of emoluments strengthens lawsuit over Trump's D.C. hotel By Gretchen Frazee In an unprecedented ruling that could have significant ramifications for President Donald Trump, a federal judge Wednesday issued a broad definition of “emoluments,” the legal term at the heart of several lawsuits alleging the president's profits from his Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading
Mar 20 Trump called his sexual assault accusers 'liars.' He might now have to prove it in court By Michael Rios President Donald Trump could face another legal challenge if a defamation lawsuit over his past criticism of his sexual assault accusers is allowed to move forward. Continue reading
Sep 28 Ellen Pao on her gender discrimination suit: 'If I didn't do it, then who would?' By Paul Solman Ellen Pao’s new book, “Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change,” chronicles her career in Silicon Valley and gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Pao recently spoke with PBS NewsHour economics correspondent… Continue reading
Aug 28 The lawsuits challenging Trump's ban on transgender troops, explained By Daniel Bush The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal sued President Donald Trump Monday over his ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military. Continue reading