A federal judge awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million Wednesday in his defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne over comments Byrne made in 2023. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Biden sued Byrne, a staunch Trump ally who has repeatedly promoted Trump’s false claims about … Read more
E. Jean Carroll has collected her $5 million judgment against President Donald Trump, more than three years after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The money, which was being held in a … Read more
Three years after a jury concluded President Trump should pay $5 million in damages to the writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation, she has at last been paid. For Carroll, it’s a wait that began long before her federal civil lawsuit went to trial in 2023. The writer first went public with … Read more
The law firm’s co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president’s appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases. It reversed course after being asked by Trump’s personal lawyer. Source link
Despite last-minute protests from lawyers for President Trump, a federal judge has ordered the court to release $5 million, plus interest, won by the writer E. Jean Carroll when a 2023 civil jury found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The money had been held in a court-controlled bank account for three years, … Read more
Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll’s consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider his appeal of Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case, according to an attorney for Carroll. Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, wrote in … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear famed law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz’s defamation claim against CNN, effectively upholding longstanding protections for the news media when reporting on public figures. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Having lost in lower courts, … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz’s case alleging CNN defamed him with its coverage of remarks made during President Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial. The dispute presented the high court with the chance to revisit its landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a loss to President Donald Trump by refusing to hear his attempt to overturn a jury’s finding that he sexually abused and later defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The justices turned … Read more
Blake Lively can recover her legal fees from her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni’s production company, but she is not entitled to additional damages for harm caused by his defamation claims, a federal judge ruled Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. District … Read more