Judge Dismisses Michael Wolff’s Lawsuit Against Melania Trump

Ted Johnson, Deadline

A federal judge dismissed Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against First Lady Melania Trump, concluding that the journalist’s litigation was an “inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship.” “While Plaintiff and the First Lady have a real dispute, they must litigate …

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

R.J. RICO, Yahoo Entertainment

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the...

Trump Administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues The New York Times Over Reverse Discrimination Claims

Ted Johnson, Deadline

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against The New York Times on Tuesday, alleging that it violated federal law when it passed up a white male employee for a promotion because of his race or sex. The lawsuit reflects a shift in the Trump a…

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation

LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Yahoo Entertainment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled...

LA must pay $11.8M to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration

Associated Press, New York Post

Castellanos was permanently blinded in one eye and filed a federal lawsuit in 2022, alleging excessive use of force.

Trump administration seeks billions from Harvard over anti-Semitism claims

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Harvard University has rejected the complaint as 'another pretextual and retaliatory action' from the Trump White House.

Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws

Carrie Johnson, NPR

A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon, and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.

Federal judges weigh reviving court cases linking Tylenol to autism

Mary Kekatos, Nidhi Singh, ABC News

A federal appeals court is deciding whether to revive more than 500 lawsuits claiming cases of autism or ADHD was caused by prenatal exposure to Tylenol.

WATCH: Jury awards woman $1.75M over husband's alleged affair with TikTok influencer

ABC News

Under an unusual state law in North Carolina, known as "Alienation of Affection," the woman was able to sue the influencer for allegedly ruining her marriage.

Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll's $5 million win against him

Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, USA Today

President Trump is taking his last shot at overturning a jury decision that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.

After U.S. Supreme Court reversal, Alabama’s high court will allow unemployment claims case to move forward

Brian Lawson, WHNT News 19

In a Friday ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court is granting plaintiffs- who sued Alabama over long delays in unemployment claims processing – a chance to have ...

Trump fails to overturn E. Jean Carroll's $83 million verdict

Yahoo Entertainment

Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump for wrongful detention

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The Palestinian student activist has accused the Trump administration of smearing his name and unlawful imprisonment.

Senator Wants to File Bribery Charges Over Paramount’s Hush Money to Trump

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

That is, if the Dems can ever retake power.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Killed Its 176-Year-Old Abortion Ban

Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel

Consider having yourself a block of cheese tonight in Wisconsin's honor.

Trump’s Last-Minute Legal Maneuver Attempts To Dodge Iowa’s New Anti-SLAPP Law

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

After Donald Trump won the election, he was still so full of hatred, bile, and spite, that he sued the pollster Ann Selzer as well as the Des Moines Register. Selzer, who has been one of the most trusted names in polling, released a poll slightly before the e…

Diddy Trial Jury Finds Him Guilty on 2 of 5 Counts

TMZ Staff, TMZ

The final verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs federal criminal trial is in, and it's NOT GUILTY on 3 of the 5 counts -- they acquitted him of racketeering, sex trafficking of Cassie and sex trafficking of Jane. He's only been convicted on counts 3…

Paramount is paying $16 million to settle Trump's '60 Minutes' lawsuit

Will Martin, Business Insider

Paramount did not include an apology or a statement of regret when settling the lawsuit, it noted late Tuesday.

Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge

Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against its subsidiary CBS, clearing a path for the administration to approve the media giant’s multibillion-dollar merger with Skydance Media. In a statement seen by CNN on T…

At Least 1 Thing Ends in the 'It Ends With Us' Lawsuits

Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel

After a judge threw out Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively, his lawyers opted not to refile. Lively’s reps called the decision “a total victory after all.”

Fat Joe accused of sex trafficking, fraud in new lawsuit

Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News

Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena is being accused of sexual trafficking, fraud, and more in a new lawsuit brought by a former employee.

Trump seeks to delay appeal of $83 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll case

Aaron Katersky, ABC News

President Trump has asked an appeals court to delay arguments scheduled for next week in his appeal of the $83 million defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll.

Appeals court says DOJ cannot represent Trump in appeal of E. Jean Carroll case

Peter Charalambous, ABC News

Taxpayers will not be paying for President Trump's ongoing appeal of the $83 million defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll, an appeals court has ruled.

Partner at firm that made deal with Trump defects to law firm suing administration

Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider

Ellen Holloman is leaving Cadwalader, which pledged $100 million to Trump's causes, to join a firm known for representing E. Jean Carroll.