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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried is being sent to jail after a judge revoked his bail over alleged witness tampering
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Chris Panella | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried had his bail revoked on Friday over alleged witness tampering. The crypto tycoon will now have to report to jail. Sam Bankman-Fried had his bail revoked by a federal judge on Friday over his alleged tampering with witnesses in his fraud case. US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said the embattled crypto tycoon who co-founded FTX could no longer be held under house arrest at his parent's home. "Nonviolent witness tampering and obstruction poses a danger to the community and the risk of such activities would support pretrial detention," Judge Kaplan said at a hearing on Friday, according to Courthouse News' Josh Russell.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, He'll, Lewis A, Kaplan, Judge Kaplan, Josh Russell Organizations: Morning

☆ Why Televising the Trump Trials Is a Bad Idea - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Nick Akerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As the indictments against former President Donald Trump multiply, TV and print media commentators as well as members of Congress have called for cameras in the courtroom. As an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, I tried a number of Mafia and organized crime cases. The Trump trials are no different. “If jurors’ identities [in this case] were disclosed, there would be a strong likelihood of unwanted media attention to the jurors, influence attempts, and/or of harassment or worse of jurors by supporters of Mr. Trump,” Judge Kaplan found on March 23. In reaching that decision, the judge referred to reports of Mr. Trump’s previous “violent rhetoric.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Trump’s, John Lauro, “, ”, Jean Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, ” Judge Kaplan Organizations: United, of, Trump, Mr, ” Locations: United States, Southern, of New York

☆ Dua Lipa must face lawsuit claiming she copied 'Levitating'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan said the British pop star Dua Lipa must face a lawsuit accusing her of copying her 2021 megahit "Levitating" from a 1979 disco song. The lawsuit, filed in March 2022, claimed that "Levitating" shared "compositional elements" with "Wiggle," most significantly by duplicating its opening melody. Defense lawyers argued that it was implausible to believe that Lipa, 27, heard "Wiggle" before writing "Levitating." Failla's opinion does not cover the plaintiffs' claim that "Levitating" copied another song, "Don Diablo," to which they owned a copyright. The case is Larball Publishing Co et al v Lipa et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Dua Lipa, Maja Smiejkowska, Katherine Polk Failla, L, Russell Brown, Sandy Linzer, Failla, Jason Brown, Don Diablo, Lipa, Bosko Kante, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler Organizations: Dua, REUTERS, U.S, Warner Records, Larball, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Manhattan, British, Lipa, Los Angeles, Florida, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Trump counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll dismissed, DA can get deposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a defamation counterclaim by Donald Trump against the writer E. Jean Carroll in a pending lawsuit that accuses him of defaming her after she wrote that he had raped her. Bragg's office this May issued a subpoena for the videotape and transcript of the deposition Trump gave in Carroll's civil case last fall. Carroll's lawyers declined to comment Monday. The deposition Trump gave features an exchange he had with Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, who asked him about the infamous "Access Hollywood" comment made years earlier. Roberta Kaplan, who is not related to Judge Kaplan, then asked him if was "true with stars that they can grab women" by their genitals.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Trump's, Alvin Bragg Jr, Stormy Daniels, Kaplan, Roberta Kaplan, Judge Kaplan Organizations: U.S, Manhattan District Locations: Manhattan, Donald Trump , New York City, U.S, New York

Two Michigan Republicans charged with purporting to be electors for President Donald J. Trump in 2020 appeared before a state judge on Friday, adding to a flurry of court action this week tied to efforts to overturn the last presidential election. Earlier in the week, a grand jury in another part of Michigan indicted prominent Republicans on charges connected to improper access to voting machines. Judge Kristen D. Simmons of the State District Court in Lansing agreed to give defense lawyers until October to review “voluminous” discovery materials in the felony case. From her small wood-paneled courtroom in Lansing City Hall, across the street from the State Capitol, Judge Simmons spoke over a video conference link with Ms. Maddock, Ms. Henry and their lawyers. She agreed to allow each defendant, who could face lengthy prison sentences if convicted, to take a trip out of state before trial.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, — Meshawn Maddock, Ann Henry, Kristen D, Simmons, Judge Simmons, Maddock, Henry Organizations: Michigan Republicans, Trump, Michigan Republican Party, Detroit —, Court, Lansing City Hall, State Capitol Locations: Mari, Detroit, Washington, Michigan, Lansing

New York CNN —A federal judge is set to consider a gag order on former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried after prosecutors accused him of leaking his former girlfriend and business partner’s personal writings to the New York Times. US District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan was expected to rule on a so-called gag order that would prevent Bankman-Fried from discussing his case publicly. At a previous bail hearing, Kaplan alluded to the possibility of revoking Bankman-Fried’s bail deal and forcing him to await trial in jail. In February, Judge Kaplan tightened restrictions on Bankman-Fried’s bail after prosecutors flagged a direct message Bankman-Fried sent to a former FTX employee, raising concerns about potential witness-tampering. While his lawyers said they would comply with any gag order, they pushed back on prosecutors’ allegations of witness-tampering.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Prosecutors, Caroline Ellison, Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, ”, Palo, Judge Kaplan, Ellison Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Times, Bankman, Google, Alameda Research Locations: New York, Palo Alto , California, Alameda, FTX

☆ Kansas Troopers ‘Waged War on Motorists,’ Federal Judge Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Mitch Smith | More About Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They called it the “Kansas two-step.”When a mundane traffic stop was nearing its end, a state trooper would turn to leave. Perhaps the driver would say something the trooper deemed suspicious, or perhaps the driver would just agree to a search. But that two-step, which troopers used often against out-of-state drivers, was part of a “war on motorists” waged by the Kansas Highway Patrol in violation of the Fourth Amendment, a federal judge said in a blistering opinion on Friday. “The war is basically a question of numbers: stop enough cars and you’re bound to discover drugs,” wrote Senior Judge Kathryn H. Vratil of the Federal District Court. Marijuana is illegal in Kansas.

Persons: “, ”, Kathryn H, Vratil, George H.W, George H.W . Bush Organizations: Kansas, Patrol, Federal, Court, Marijuana Locations: Kansas, George H.W ., Colorado and Missouri

A negotiating team representing the South American country has held settlement talks with some of those creditors and holders of defaulted PDVSA bonds. The U.S. has shielded Houston-based Citgo from creditors since the company in 2019 severed ties with its ultimate parent, Venezuela's state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA.UL), which is controlled by President Nicolas Maduro. Horacio Medina, chief of the board that supervises Citgo, did not immediately reply to a request for comment. A sales process for Citgo shares that could begin as soon as September is under consideration by a U.S. judge in Delaware. Venezuela this month lost a separate appeal trying to block new creditors from attaching to the Delaware case.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Horacio Medina, Citgo, PDVSA's, PDVSA, Katherine Polk Failla, Marianna Parraga, Gary McWilliams, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S . Treasury Department, Treasury, Crystallex International, ConocoPhillips, Siemens Energy, Tree Investments, U.S, Huntington Ingalls Industries, ACL1 Investments, Rusoro, Koch Industries, New, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Petroleum, U.S, Houston, Petroleos, Delaware, New York, Manhattan

☆ Donald Trump loses bid for new trial in E. Jean Carroll abuse case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump appealed the decision, adding it to his earlier appeal of the jury verdict. She amended it after Trump disparaged her in a CNN town hall one day after the $5 million verdict, calling her account "fake" and her a "whack job." Carroll wants to dismiss that claim, saying her statement was "substantially true" and reflected her thoughts as the verdict was read. The case is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Carroll's original lawsuit is Carroll v Trump in the same court, No.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Carroll, Trump, Goodman, Roberta Kaplan, TRUMP, Jonathan Stempel, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, District, Trump, House, Elle, CNN, U.S, Court, Southern District of, Carroll, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York, Southern District, Southern District of New York

☆ Trump loses bid for new trial on damages in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

E. Jean Carroll exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, New York City, May 9, 2023. Jurors also found Trump had defamed Carroll in comments last fall denying her allegations. Carroll II is how lawyers in the case refer to the lawsuit that resulted in this verdict. In that other civil lawsuit, Carroll alleges Trump defamed her in 2019, when he denied her claims after she first publicly accused Trump of raping her during the encounter. In Manhattan state court, Trump is accused of falsifying business records in connection with a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Kaplan, Judge Lewis Kaplan, E, Trump's, Joseph Tacopina, Robbie Kaplan, E Jean Carroll, Carroll I, Judge Kaplan, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, New, Trump, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., Republican, GOP Locations: Manhattan, Donald Trump , New York City, U.S, New York, Carroll II, Carroll, Washington ,, Florida

☆ Minneapolis police agree to court-enforced reforms 3 years after George Floyd protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] A pedestrian walks past a mural near the closed Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct on the third anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 25, 2023. The agreement approved July 13 by Hennepin County District Court Judge Karen Janisch provides for an independent community commission to oversee the Minneapolis Police Department and mandates policing reforms. "No, I don’t think it’s going to be enough.”Under the July 13 agreement, Minneapolis city and police officials have 60 days to put together implementation teams. Her department had conducted its own investigation into Minneapolis police after last year announcing it had found probable cause to believe that the Minnesota Human Rights Act had been violated. It worked with the city and its police department on the agreement approved by Judge Janisch.

Persons: George Floyd, Leah Millis, Karen Janisch, Derek Chauvin, Floyd, Toussaint Morrison, Rebecca Lucero, Judge Janisch, Rachel Nostrant, Donna Bryson, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Hennepin, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis police, Department's Civil Rights, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, Minnesota Department of Human, Minnesota Human, Thomson Locations: Minneapolis, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, Minnesota, Hennepin County

☆ Judge rejects Donald Trump bid to dismiss E. Jean Carroll's first defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Us Judge Facing Competency Probe Asks Court To Block Her Suspension | Blake Brittain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] FILE PHOTO-Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the Oakland County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in Novi, Michigan, U.S. June 25, 2023. Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who is not related to the judge, said the decision "confirms that once again, Donald Trump's supposed defenses to E. Jean Carroll's defamation claims don't work." The judge also said Trump's criticism of Carroll went beyond "the outer perimeter of his official duties" as president. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is appealing the $5 million jury verdict. The case is Carroll v Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rebecca Cook, Donald Trump's, E, Jean Carroll's, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Carroll, Trump, Roberta Kaplan, Goodman, Judge Kaplan, Kaplan, countersued Carroll, Jonathan Stempel, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, GOP, REUTERS, District, Trump, Elle, CNN, Carroll, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Oakland, Novi , Michigan, U.S, Manhattan, New York, Southern District, Southern District of New York

NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - The former U.S. Marine sergeant accused of fatally strangling Jordan Neely, a homeless man, in a chokehold in a New York City subway car last month is due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to a grand jury indictment charging him in the killing. The killing drew national attention and sparked protests in May by those angered by the police's delay of more than a week in arresting Penny, who is white, with killing Neely, a Black man. Penny was questioned by police that day but would not be arrested and make an initial court appearance until 11 days after the killing. Penny and his lawyers have indicated that he will plead not guilty to any criminal charge for the killing. Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny, Neely, Penny, Kevin McGrath, Michael Jackson, Jonathan Allen, Alistair Bell Organizations: YORK, U.S ., New York City, Protesters, Thomson Locations: New York, Manhattan

[1/3] Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens to U.S. According to legal scholar Adam Feldman, who tracks court data, Jackson spoke more during oral arguments than any of the other current justices during their first terms. "She's just showed up from day one," said Terry Maroney, a Vanderbilt Law School professor who studies judicial decision-making and behavior. "She knows what she's doing, she's not shy, she's posing uncomfortable hypotheticals - and she's not afraid to do those things even if it's causing discomfort." Last year, rulings powered by the conservative justices ended recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and widened gun rights.

Persons: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Frantz, Jackson, Lorie Smith, Smith, Santa Claus, Kristen Waggoner, Joe Biden, Adam Feldman, She's, Terry Maroney, she's, Stephen Breyer, Kent Greenfield, Greenfield, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Roman Martinez, John Roberts, Jackson's, Neil Gorsuch, Martinez, " Maroney, Andrew Chung, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S . Senate, U.S, Supreme, Capitol, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Democratic, Vanderbilt Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Boston College, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Colorado, United States, California, New York, Washington

☆ Montana youth ask judge for historic order in climate trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Clark Mindock | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

“This case has received national attention because it has been billed or perceived as a referendum on climate change generally,” he said. Attorneys for the state said during the trial that the youth had failed to target a specific policy upon which real relief could be granted. They said the primary policy targeted by the lawsuit, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a “procedural” law that does not mandate specific outcomes. The trial included testimony from the youth plaintiffs who claimed the state’s policies are contributing to extreme heat and drought, shrinking the state’s famed glaciers and worsening wildfires. The case is Held v. Montana, Montana First Judicial District Court, No.

Persons: Kathy Seeley, Nate Bellinger, Seeley, Michael Russell, hadn't, ”, Claire Vlases, Julia Olson, Roger Sullivan, Melissa Hornbein, Michael Russell of, Mark Stermitz, Crowley Fleck, Clark Mindock Organizations: U.S, Montana Department of, McGarvey, Western Environmental Law, Montana Department of Justice, Montana Youth, Thomson Locations: State, Montana, Helena, . Montana , Montana, Hawaii

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday scheduled the writer E. Jean Carroll's second defamation trial against former U.S. President Donald Trump for next January. Last month, a Manhattan jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million for defamation and sexual assault in a separate lawsuit, after he made a similar denial in October 2022. On Tuesday, Judge Kaplan allowed Carroll to amend her lawsuit over Trump's 2019 comments to include similar comments he made recently on CNN. In a town hall the day after the $5 million verdict, Trump called Carroll's account "fake" and labeled her a "whack job." The case is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Jean Carroll's, Donald Trump, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Roberta Kaplan, Carroll, Goodman, Judge Kaplan, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, U.S, District, Elle, Trump, CNN, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Florida, Manhattan's, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ A historic youth climate trial is happening in Montana. Here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A landmark youth climate trial is playing out in Montana, as more than a dozen young plaintiffs aged 5 to 22 said they are already being hurt by climate change-fueled wildfires, drought, reduced snowpack and impacts to wildlife. It is the first youth climate case to make it to trial in the United States, even as several others are working their way through the court system. Still, the ruling could set an important legal precedent for upcoming youth climate cases in various stages. The Montana plaintiffs first filed their case three years ago, while the Juliana case was first filed in 2015. “I know that climate change is a global issue, but Montana needs to take responsibility for our part of that,” plaintiff Rikki Held, 22, testified.

Persons: ”, Michael Russell, Sariel Sandoval, Kathy Seeley’s, Seeley, Juliana, general’s, Rikki Held Organizations: CNN, United Locations: Montana, United States, Helena , Montana, ” Montana, Bitterroot, Upper Pend d’Oreille, Diné

☆ Judge grants E. Jean Carroll's request to amend $10 million complaint against Trump after CNN town hall remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge Tuesday granted writer E. Jean Carroll's request to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made about her in a CNN town hall last month. The judge's decision was made public shortly after Trump pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges during a historic arraignment in Miami. Carroll sought to amend her lawsuit shortly after Trump unloaded a barrage of disparaging remarks about her during a live town hall on CNN on May 10. She filed a civil defamation lawsuit against him in 2019, and then filed a second civil lawsuit against him in 2022 that also included a charge of battery. Less than two weeks after the CNN town hall, Carroll's lawyers asked Judge Kaplan to let her amend her original civil complaint to include Trump's most recent comments, arguing that "the facts and circumstances have changed."

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, E, Jean Carroll's, Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Roberta Kaplan, Alina Habba, Carroll, Judge Kaplan Organizations: CNN, CNBC, Trump, NBC Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Miami

NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday said E. Jean Carroll, the New York writer who last month won a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, can pursue a related $10 million defamation case against the former U.S. president. On May 9, a Manhattan jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $2 million for battery and $3 million for defamation over Trump's October 2022 denial. Carroll then sought to amend the defamation lawsuit she filed in 2019, after Trump told a White House reporter that the rape never happened and that Carroll was not his "type." A substitution would essentially end Carroll's $10 million lawsuit because the government cannot be sued for defamation. The case is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Kaplan, Alina Habba, Carroll, Habba, Roberta Kaplan, Judge Kaplan, Jean Carroll's, TRUMP, CARROLL, Goodman, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, U.S, District, Elle, White House, CNN, Republican, U.S . Department of Justice, Trump, Justice, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: York, Manhattan, Miami, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Climate change trial pits youths against Montana
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Clark Mindock | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

They hope that would set an important precedent and encourage lawmakers in the state capital to take greater action to fight climate change, according to their lawyers. Lead plaintiff Rikki Held, 22, testified that climate change has already led to severe conditions on her family's ranch in eastern Montana. And the youth are not challenging policies that would, if invalidated, meaningfully change the state's impact on the climate, Stermitz said. Attorneys for the state had repeatedly attempted to have the case tossed before trial, arguing climate change is an issue best addressed through the political process, not in courtrooms. The case is among several constitutional climate cases on behalf of youth plaintiffs across the U.S., and is the first of those to head to trial.

Persons: Roger Sullivan, Kathy Seeley, Sullivan, Rikki Held, Mark Stermitz, Stermitz, Seeley, Clark Mindock, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Thomson Locations: Montana, Helena, U.S

☆ A lawsuit brought by kids in Montana could determine if the state has a constitutional duty to protect its residents from climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A lawsuit brought against the state of Montana by a group of kids heads to trial on Monday. The outcome has the potential to set an important precedent in the fight against climate change. "We've seen repeatedly over the last few years what the Montana state Legislature is choosing," Gibson-Snyder said. He argued climate change could ultimately benefit Montana with longer growing seasons and the potential to produce more valuable crops. A ruling in favor of the Montana plaintiffs could have ripple effects, according to Philip Gregory, Our Children's Trust attorney.

Persons: Grace Gibson, Snyder, she's, We've, Gibson, Austin Knudsen, Kathy Seeley, Seeley, Jim Huffman, Huffman, Terry Anderson, Anderson, Philip Gregory, Gregory said, John Roberts, Julia Olson, Jonathan Adler, Adler, I've Organizations: Service, Republican, Gibson, Montana's Constitution, Montana Attorney, Lewis & Clark Law School, Trust, U.S, Supreme, Lawmakers, Case Western Reserve University, Yale University Locations: Montana, U.S, Missoula, Montana's, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Portland , Oregon, Helena, Hawaii, Oregon, Montana and Oregon, Cleveland, New Haven , Connecticut

☆ Luck of the draw: Trump's judge will likely be his appointee Aileen Cannon, who has already handed him victories that had legal experts scratching their heads
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Insider Staff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Judge Aileen Cannon is likely to preside over the first-ever federal trial of a former president. Cannon, 42, has been assigned to oversee Trump's trial, according to a summons cited by numerous news outlets. At that time, a magistrate judge on duty — and not Cannon — is expected to oversee the proceedings. The judge will likely decide whether to set bail, and read the charges against Trump before he enters a plea. "Judge Cannon is a great judge who I am very proud to have enthusiastically supported," Rubio told Insider through his office when asked about the connection.

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☆ Trump asks judge to hold retrial or reduce $5 million damages in E. Jean Carroll sexual assault case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trump's lawyers argued the $2 million in damages awarded to Carroll are "grossly excessive under applicable case law." Carroll's attorney in a statement scoffed at Trump's argument, and noted the jury unanimously found he sexually abused Carroll. "Trump now argues that, even if he did those things, Ms. Carroll doesn't deserve the $5 million in damages that the jury awarded," said Carroll's lawyer, Robbie Kaplan. Carroll is seeking no less than $10 million from Trump in the pending lawsuit. Trump during the town hall said he did not sexually abuse Carroll and has no idea who Carroll was.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Joe Tacopina, Donald Trump, Carroll, Trump, Tacopina, Joseph Tacopina, Lewis Kaplan, E, Carroll doesn't, Robbie Kaplan, Goodman, Judge Kaplan Organizations: Elle, U.S ., Appeals, Circuit, Trump, York Magazine, CNN Locations: New York, York, Manhattan

☆ J&J secures dismissal of whistleblower case over misuse of confidential info
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brendan Pierson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO: The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. Montecalvo was joined by Chief Judge David Barron and Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez. The devices became the subject of more than 10,000 product liability lawsuits consolidated before a federal judge in Texas. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. For plaintiffs: Ross Morrison of YankwittFor J&J: Adam Tarosky of Nixon PeabodyRead more:J&J hip implant whistleblower case tossed over confidential info misuse

Persons: Johnson, Brendan McDermid, J, Judge Page Kelley, Antoni Nargol, David Langton, Lara Montecalvo, Montecalvo, David Barron, Kermit Lipez, Langton, DePuy, Nargol, Ross Morrison, Yankwitt, Adam Tarosky, Nixon Peabody Read Organizations: Reuters, Johnson, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, 1st U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Inc, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, & $ Locations: New York, U.S, Boston, Texas, Nargol, United States, 1st

☆ A lawyer apologized after ChatGPT made up case law in an affidavit he submitted
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A lawyer used ChatGPT to write an affidavit in a personal injury lawsuit against an airline. However, the tool is at the heart of a case to discipline a New York lawyer. Steven Schwartz, a personal injury lawyer with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, faces a sanctions hearing on June 8, after it was revealed that he used ChatGPT to write up an affidavit. The affidavit that used ChatGPT was for a lawsuit involving a man who alleged he was injured by a serving cart aboard an Avianca flight, and featured several made up court decisions. "Six of the submitted cases appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations," Castel wrote.

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