Rapper Afroman Wins Lawsuit Against Police Over Mocking Their 2022 Raid in Viral Music Videos
The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures. The deputies, collectively, sought nearly $4 million in damages.
BBC Asks US Court To Dismiss Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way a BBC documentary edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021.
Federal Judge in Texas Allows Lawsuit Against California Attorney General Over ExxonMobil Remarks
The judge said in a ruling earlier this month that California Attorney General Rob Bonta cannot claim official immunity in regards to several statements he made.
The BBC Seeks To Dismiss Trump’s $10B Defamation Lawsuit in a Florida Court
The claim, filed in a Florida federal court, seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for unfair trade practices.
Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion, Accusing It of Defamation Over Editing of President’s Jan. 6 Speech
The lawsuit, filed in a Florida court, seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for unfair trade practices.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Throw Out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 Million Verdict
Trump’s lawyers, led by St. Louis, Missouri-based attorney Justin D. Smith, called Carroll’s claims a “politically motivated hoax.”
Judge Says Greenpeace Must Pay $345 Million in Pipeline Lawsuit, Cutting Jury Amount Nearly in Half
The case stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its crossing of the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation.
Author Michael Wolff Sues Melania Trump, Saying She Threatened $1B Suit Over Epstein-Related Claims
The lawsuit came on the day that Melania Trump’s lawyer had set as a deadline for Wolff to retract statements, issue an apology and pay damages to his client.