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Fifth Circuit Rejects Younger Abstention Claim by Prosecutor Seeking to Prosecute Netflix for Airing "Cuties"

A rare federal court decision denying Younger abstention.

Reason · Dec 26, 2023

"Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing" in Netflix Lawsuit Over Cuties Prosecution

From this morning's Supplemental Order on Grand Jury Discovery by Judge Michael Truncale (E.D. Tex.) in Netflix, Inc. v. Babin, a follow-up to Monday's decision (in which Netflix got discovery of grand jury materials in challenge to prosecution over Cuties): In his most recent filing, [Tyler County D.A. Lucas] Babin…

Reason · May 12, 2022

Netflix Gets Discovery of Grand Jury Materials in Challenge to Prosecution Over Cuties

"Netflix alleges that Tyler County’s District Attorney, Lucas Babin, is 'abusing his office' through a 'singular and bad-faith effort' to maliciously prosecute Netflix in violation of the United States Constitution and in retaliation against Netflix for exercising its First Amendment rights."

Reason · May 9, 2022