Judge dismisses Laura Loomer $150M defamation case against Bill Maher. Court finds satire protected under First Amendment, plaintiff fails to show damages or actual malice standard

A US federal judge has thrown out far-right activist Laura Loomer’s $150 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over a 2024 late-night joke implying she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump. The court ruled that Maher’s comments were clearly satirical and could not reasonably be interpreted as factual, and that Loomer failed to …

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Judge dismisses Kash Patel defamation lawsuit.

A Houston federal court judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by FBI Director Kash Patel alleging that former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi defamed him by saying Patel last year had “been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of” the bureau’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. “The Court finds that …

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Candace claims she won’t dismiss case but seeks dismissal of Macron defamation lawsuit in Delaware

View post on imgur.com “Candace Owens has filed a legal motion asking a Delaware court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against her by French president Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron.” https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1344519-candace-owens-seeks-dismissal-of-macron-defamation-lawsuit-in-delaware “Her legal team has asked the court to throw out the case on three grounds: lack of governance, expiration of France’s …

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President Trump announces $15 Billion Dollar Defamation and Libel Lawsuit against The New York Times

They did not investigate. They fabricated. And now they face a lawsuit designed not to correct the record, but to dismantle the institutions that published it. President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel suit in Florida federal court against The New York Times Company, four of its senior reporters, and Penguin …

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Former President Donald Trump will get to pursue defamation claims against ABC News

MIAMI – Former President Donald Trump will get to pursue defamation claims against ABC News for its use of the word “rape” when reporting on the “sexual abuse” verdict against him. Miami federal judge Cecilia Altonaga on July 24 ruled there is still much to discuss about Trump’s lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos. …

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Trump Posts $91.6 Million Bond in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case – His Attorneys Also Filed an Appeal of the Wrongful Conviction

The source of the bond is the Federal Insurance Company, a corporation authorized to transact business in New York that’s a subsidiary of the Chubb Insurance Company. Posting it allowed Trump to appeal the verdict, which his lawyers did Friday. “Due to the numerous prejudicial errors made at the lower level, we are highly confident …

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Jean Carroll holds NYC party, w/ liberal media friends heard cooing that she’s an ‘ICON’, after winning $83M defamation payout

E Jean Carrol is toasted by her friends in the media at a party in New York after her multi-million dollar defamation win over Donald Trump  ‘She seemed delighted and vindicated, she was in awe and victorious,’ one guest reported But a backlash is growing on social media with some accusing her of ‘gloating’  And …

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Political Maneuver? Elon Musk Denied $55 Billion Tesla Pay Package, Trump Faces $83 Million Verdict for Defamation

In a seemingly orchestrated legal drama, a New York jury orders former President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for alleged defamation. The verdict, including $65 million in punitive damages, $11 million for reputational harm, and an additional $7.3 million, raises questions about the political undertones. Simultaneously, a Delaware judge rules …

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BREAKING: Twitter/X Officially File Lawsuit Against Brock and Matters for Fraud and Defamation

This is going to be fun to watch… The Social Cancelers are now facing Social Cancellation! Musk can simply bury these people in legal fees alone. Remember this phrase: “Tortious Interference with Economic Relations” /twitter.com/Teagan1776/status/1726812464422228270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw CEO of Media Matters is begging for money after Elon Musk filed the "thermonuclear lawsuit." pic.twitter.com/siP4v26vsG — Citizen Free Press …

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BREAKING: Musk Going “Thermonuclear”, Will Sue Media Matters and Anyone Related for Defamation and Racketeering on Monday

Elon is done FA’ing with these people. He is going after Media Matters and anyone related to or funding the organization, and ALL of their related entites!! He is going after their board, their donors, their network of dark money, all of them…. Brock, Podesta and the rest of that bunch are some really twisted, …

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New York judge, again, rules Trump “liable” for defamation for denying E Jean Carroll’s rape accusation, in which she could not even remember the year it happened

  Not to mention she also claimed this happened in a public area (department store), but can’t even produce one corroborating witness. Or that she remained a huge Trump fan (stalker) up until at least 2012. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/06/anti-trump-judge-rules-for-e-jean-carroll-in-defamation-claim/ h/t EuphoricTrilby

Judges Decide Nick Sandmann Can’t Sue Media for Defamation

by Chris Black At least he already settled with CNN and the WaPo, and though it wasn’t public, presumably ended up with a few million. It was actually surprising that some of the outlets went to court and some settled. Quite frankly, I don’t understand how a court is able to bunch these all together …

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How Convenient! Judge Sets 2nd Defamation Trial Against Trump for Start of GOP Primary in January 2024

(Breitbart) A federal judge scheduled E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump for January 2024, just days before Republican primary voters will begin the presidential nomination process. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan set Carroll’s civil trial against Trump for January 15, 2024, in a brief scheduling order. https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/06/15/e-jean-carroll-second-defamation-trial-donald-trump-gop-primary-january-2024/ JUST …

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