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us-news2 days ago•26 min saved

Former Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant, alleging defamation and cover-up of dethronement motive

Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has filed a defamation lawsuit accusing pageant producers and Miss USA president Thom Brodeur of coordinating a false public narrative that smeared her as racist and bigoted in order to hide the real, politically conservative reasons for her dethronement; the suit follows her removal after past social-media posts surfaced and Myla Hadley took the crown.

via New York Post|

#brittany-boltinhouse #conservative-beliefs #defamation

us-news3 days ago•4 min saved

Texas court trims Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook verdict to $1.5M in punitive damages

A Texas Third Court of Appeals reduced the punitive damages in Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook defamation case from $50 million to $1.5 million (under per-plaintiff caps), while leaving about $4.1 million in compensatory damages intact; the ruling does not overturn the underlying defamation finding or affect the Connecticut judgment, and Jones’ broader liability remains tied up in ongoing bankruptcy proceedings with further appeals planned.

via NBC News|

#alex-jones #defamation #punitive-damages

politics4 days ago•2 min saved

Trump threatens $5B defamation suit over CAP national guard study

Trump’s personal attorney threatened a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress unless it retracts a July report that found the National Guard deployments in DC, Memphis, and Los Angeles did not measurably reduce crime and cost about $1.7 billion; CAP defended the report as factual and protected by the First Amendment.

via The Guardian|

#center-for-american-progress #crime-data #defamation

sports4 days ago•2 min saved

Alabama hoops alum wins $9.25M defamation verdict against NYT

An Alabama jury awarded former Alabama men’s basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million in damages after finding The New York Times defamed him by reporting he was a passenger in the car involved in a fatal January 2023 shooting; the Times later published an editor’s note and correction, and it was later revealed the person in the car was a team manager, not Spears. The nine-day trial concluded with the verdict, and the Times said it disagreed with the decision and may pursue legal options.

via The Guardian|

#college-basketball #defamation #jury-verdict

sports4 days ago•2 min saved

Kai Spears Defamation Victory: New York Times Hit with $9.25 Million Verdict

An Alabama jury awarded former Alabama basketball walk-on Kai Spears $9.25 million after finding The New York Times defamed him by inaccurately tying him to the scene of a fatal Tuscaloosa shooting; the Times issued a correction and editor’s note, and the case highlighted questions about anonymous sourcing and verification in reporting.

via USA Today|

#defamation #kai-spears #new-york-times

law5 days ago•22 min saved

Jurors Rule NYT Defamed Alabama Athlete

A jury ruled that The New York Times defamed an Alabama college football player in a defamation lawsuit, delivering a verdict against the newspaper regarding statements about the player.

via AP News|

#alabama #defamation #law

media5 days ago•21 min saved

Alabama jury finds NYT liable for defaming former college basketball player Kai Spears

A jury in Alabama found The New York Times liable for defamation after it incorrectly reported that Kai Spears, a former University of Alabama basketball player, was at the scene of a deadly shooting in 2023, ordering about $9.25 million in damages; Spears was deemed a private figure and the Times expressed disappointment with the verdict.

via The Washington Post|

#defamation #kai-spears #lawsuits

politics8 days ago•15 min saved

Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Trump-Carroll Defamation Case

The Supreme Court declined to grant a rehearing of Donald Trump’s defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll, leaving in place a lower-court ruling that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation and a damages award of about $5.63 million (with interest). Trump also faces a separate defamation verdict of about $83.3 million in another proceeding, which is still being appealed.

via Deadline|

#defamation #e-jean-carroll #politics

us-politics8 days ago•8 min saved

Court Won't Reopen Carroll Verdict, Leaving Trump Ruling Intact

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to rehear President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the civil verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving the ruling and its damages in place after a prior June denial and a July payment of more than $5 million. The court offered no explanation for denying the appeal, a move experts say is uncommon. Carroll praised her legal team; Trump has continued to challenge the case and argued his comments were not subject to liability while he was president. A separate defamation verdict of about $83.3 million in Carroll’s favor in another case has not yet been decided.

via BBC|

#defamation #e-jean-carroll #sexual-assault

politics9 days ago•2 min saved

SCOTUS refuses to revive Trump bid to overturn Carroll verdict

The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to overturn the civil verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving the roughly $5 million damages award in place (Carroll has now received about $5.6 million with interest). Trump had sought rehearing and argued presidential immunity questions could affect the case, but the Court offered no explanation in its order and had previously denied a prior bid. A separate $83.3 million Carroll verdict in a different case remains unresolved, with the Court yet to rule on that challenge.

via CNBC|

#damages #defamation #e-jean-carroll

politics9 days ago•206 min saved

Supreme Court declines to rehear Trump’s bid to halt Carroll payout

The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its denial of Trump’s attempt to block a $5.6 million award to E. Jean Carroll from defamation and battery lawsuits, after lower court rulings ordered the payment. Carroll’s team said the funds would be placed in an interest-bearing account while the petition for rehearing is resolved. The decision closes the path for this phase of the Carroll case, though a separate $83 million judgment from the earlier suit remains before the Court.

via CNN|

#defamation #donald-trump #e-jean-carroll

law9 days ago•1 min saved

SCOTUS refuses to revive Carroll verdict in Trump case

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear President Trump’s bid to overturn a jury verdict awarding $5 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for alleged sexual abuse and defamation, after he sought reconsideration of a June ruling. The court rarely grants such requests, and Trump has already paid the award plus interest. He also faces a separate defamation appeal over an $83 million judgment, linked to immunity questions, with a decision not expected until later this year.

via NBC News|

#defamation #e-jean-carroll #law

law9 days ago•2 min saved

Supreme Court rejects second bid to dodge Carroll verdicts

The Supreme Court declined to reconsider Trump’s bid to avoid paying about $5.6 million to E. Jean Carroll after a 2023 civil verdict, leaving the Carroll judgment intact and tying into a separate 2024 defamation award of $83.3 million; the court gave no reasons for the denial, and the immunity argument was not central to this appeal.

via USA Today|

#defamation #donald-trump #e-jean-carroll

world9 days ago•123 min saved

BBC seeks Trump kin testimony in $10B defamation case

The BBC has asked a US court to compel testimony from members of the Trump family in a roughly $10 billion defamation suit, marking another step in a high-stakes cross-border legal battle over statements surrounding the Trump name.

via AP News|

#bbc #defamation #depositions

entertainment10 days ago•17 min saved

Netflix Moves to Dismiss Tyra Banks’s ANTM Defamation Case

Netflix has filed a motion to strike and dismiss Tyra Banks’ defamation lawsuit over its Reality Check docuseries about America’s Next Top Model, arguing Banks signed away the rights to review and edit the finished film and that her critique targets ordinary editorial decisions rather than false statements; Netflix says the documentary presents Banks’ perspective alongside others and will vigorously defend the project.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#americas-next-top-model #defamation #entertainment