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☆ Negasi Zuberi: Man accused of holding a woman in a cinder block 'dungeon' in his Klamath Falls, Oregon, home has pleaded not guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sara Smart Emma Tucker Joe Sutton Andy Rose | Sara Smart | Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Zuberi was taken into federal custody after a woman escaped from his Klamath Falls home last month, according to a news release from the FBI field office in Portland. The woman was kidnapped from Seattle and sexually assaulted before being placed in a “makeshift cell” in Zuberi’s garage, investigators said. “Zuberi told the victim she was under arrest,” the Klamath Falls Police Department said in a news release. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where detectives responded to a report of a rape victim, according to Klamath Falls police. Klamath Falls Mayor Carol Westfall told the local newspaper Herald and News that she and her husband own the home where Zuberi allegedly held the woman.

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☆ Trump loses immunity in E. Jean Carroll case as Justice Department now says his comments weren't part of presidential role
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Justice Department is no longer defending Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. But the Justice Department intervened. There is also the fact that the jury found Trump sexually assaulted Carroll well before he ever assumed office. "A jury has now found that Mr. Trump sexually assaulted Ms. Carroll long before he became President," Boynton wrote. While the jury found that Trump sexually abused Carroll by inserting his fingers into her vagina, it didn't find him liable for rape.

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☆ DOJ won't defend Trump in Carroll rape defamation case anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That effort, if it had been approved, would have killed Carroll's lawsuit because the government can shield itself from civil liability under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The DOJ had not played a role in that lawsuit, as the alleged actions occurred outside of Trump tenure in the White House. "We are grateful that the Department of Justice has reconsidered its position," Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement. "Now that one of the last obstacles has been removed, we look forward to trial in E Jean Carroll's original case in January 2024." The letter also said: "Moreover, the circumstantial evidence of Mr. Trump's subjective intent in making theallegedly defamatory statements does not support a determination in this case that he wassufficiently motivated by a desire to serve the United States Government."

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☆ Court refuses to answer if Trump can be sued for comments he made about rape accuser E. Jean Carroll while in office
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The court said it could not answer whether federal law protects Trump from being sued in the case. The case has now been sent back to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. But when Trump appealed that decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, that court struck down Kaplan's ruling. Thursday's ruling does not apply to Carroll's second lawsuit against Trump, which is scheduled to go to trial April 25 in Manhattan federal court. Carroll's second lawsuit also includes a defamation claim for comments Trump made after he left the White House.

☆ The Trump rape case jurors will go to court in secret so Trump can't harass them
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Ashley Collman | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A judge has ruled the jurors will be kept anonymous in the upcoming defamation trial against Donald Trump. Judge Kaplan said he'll keep them secret so Trump and his supporters can't harass them. E. Jean Carroll, who accuses Trump raped her in the 90s, is suing Trump for defamation and battery. But Kaplan wrote that Leish's arguments for keeping the jurors public were "unpersuasive" in convincing him that the public interest in the case outweighs the jurors' safety. E. Jean Carroll.

☆ Trump rape case: A judge postponed one of E. Jean Carroll's defamation claims against the former president — but her sexual assault claim will still be heard in April
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump was postponed Monday. The DC Court of Appeals has yet to weigh in on whether Trump can even be sued in the case. After Trump loudly denied Carroll's allegations in statements to the press, calling her a liar and saying she was not his type, Carroll sued him for defamation. That lawsuit also includes claims for defamation for Trump's continued denials of her rape allegations after he left the White House. Trump's lawyers and the DOJ argue that his statements to the media about Carroll were part of his duties as president.

☆ AI is helping your company decide who to lay off
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

HR leaders are planning to use AI to help them make layoff decisions this year. ChatGPT isn't among the AI tools being used for personnel decisions. It's unclear how many companies use AI tools when conducting performance reviews and promotions, but some employees say they're concerned about it. AI is being used for hiring and firing, but some experts have concernsFor many years, companies have used AI to process resumes, conduct interviews, and evaluate candidates. While some experts have argued AI tools could help reduce bias during the hiring process, others have raised concerns.

☆ Trump tried to fight E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit in court on Tuesday. Here's a rundown of where all the litigation stands.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

E. Jean Carroll, who alleges Trump raped her, sued him for defamation more than three years ago. Carroll filed a second lawsuit in November, adding a defamation claim and accusing him of battery. Five months later, Carroll sued Trump for defamation, alleging he attacked her reputation by claiming she made the story up. Trump won't be able to invoke the Westfall Act in Carroll's second lawsuit, which means at least one of her defamation claims will likely move forward. If the DC Circuit allows Carroll's first lawsuit to proceed, a trial could happen in the next few months.

☆ Trump is headed to court Tuesday to argue that presidents can't be sued for defamation. Here's what's at stake.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

An appeals court is set to weigh in on E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Donald Trump. Trump and the DOJ argue that he can't be personally sued for statements he made in office. Carroll sued Trump for defamation in November 2019, saying her career suffered "as a direct result of Trump's defamatory statements." Seth Wenig/APThe Westfall Act protects government employees from being sued for actions in the line of their work. Because he made those comments after leaving the White House, he won't be able to claim Westfall Act protection.

☆ Trump's suggestion that E. Jean Carroll was 'too ugly to rape' was too personal to be official business, appeal says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The DC Court of Appeals is deciding whether Trump can be sued for comments about E. Jean Carroll. But Carroll's lawyers argue in their brief, filed Thursday, that previous court rulings show the law is more nuanced. He concocted dark schemes and nefarious motives," Carroll's lawyers wrote in the brief. That is not the law — and this court should not make it so," Carroll's lawyers wrote. Carroll's lawyers want the two cases tried at the same time.

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