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US Rep. Max Miller Sues His Ex-Wife for Defamation in Escalation of Long-Running Divorce Feud

The suit seeks compensatory damages in excess of $25,000, punitive damages sufficient to deter future similar conduct and attorney’s fees.

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Law Firms Urge Appeals Court To Keep Blocking Trump’s Sanctions Against Them

Trump sanctioned firms with attorneys who had done work that Trump opposed or had been associated with prosecutors who investigated the Republican president.

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U.S. Army National Guard members and the Memphis Police Department in Memphis

Memphis Residents Claim Harassment, Arrest and Abuse by Trump-Ordered Memphis Safe Task Force

The lawsuit asks the court to declare that retaliation against the plaintiffs for observing and recording law enforcement activity is unconstitutional and to prohibit the agents from further retaliation.

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E. Jean Carroll enters Manhattan Federal Court, for jury selection in the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City

Appeals Court Spares Trump From Paying $83 Million Defamation Award to E. Jean Carroll — For Now

The $83 million award to Carroll, 82, came from a jury that briefly heard Trump testify and observed his animated behavior for several days.

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck attend the premiere of their new film "The Rip" in New York City

South Florida Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Claiming Details in ‘The Rip’ Are Too Real

Court filings don’t say how much the officers are suing for, but the civil complaint says they’re seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney fees, as well as a public retraction and correction.

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FCC commissioners testify before U.S. Congress in Washington

In Legal Dispute Over ‘The View,’ ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech

“The Commission’s actions threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly,” said the filing.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Former Trump Supporter’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News

The judge granted Fox’s motion to dismiss the case, finding Raymond Epps failed to show enough evidence to prove that Fox knew its statements were false.

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U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office

Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Humanities Grants Was Unconstitutional

The judge said the government violated the First Amendment and the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection right, and DOGE did not have the lawful authority to cancel the grants.

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