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Characterizing Professor's Tweets as Anti-Semitic Isn't Actionable Libel or Invasion of Privacy

From Judge Gerald McHugh's decision yesterday in Tannous v. Cabrini Univ. (E.D. Pa.): This is an action brought by Kareem Tannous, a former university professor, against StopAntisemitism.org, a non-profit watchdog organization that reshared Plaintiff's social media posts with additional commentary…. [B]ecause I agree that Defendant's online blog constituted protected opinion…

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Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching and Other Professional Work Violate First Amendment,

concludes a magistrate judge in recommendations to a federal district court.

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Alleged "Psychic Intuition" Still Isn't Enough to Make a Federal Claim "Plausible" Enough to Withstand Dismissal

An allegedly psychic "Internet sleuth" alleged a professor was involved in the University of Idaho student murders; the professor sued; then the "sleuth" countersued.

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Hunter Biden Sues for Libel Over Claims That He Tried to Sell Influence to Iran

From today's Complaint in Biden v. Byrne (C.D. Cal.): Plaintiff brings this action for defamation against Byrne because he has made, published, and repeated false and defamatory statements about Plaintiff, knowing full well that the statements are false, for the purpose of subjecting Plaintiff to harassment, intimidation, and harm. On…

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No Pseudonymity in Disability Discrimination / Forced Labor Claim by Terrorism Expert Against Middlebury College

From D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman's decision two weeks ago in Doe v. President & Fellows of Middlebury College: Plaintiff brought this lawsuit against numerous defendants [including American University, George Washington University, and Middlebury College -EV] alleging inter alia employment discrimination, harassment, forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial…

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Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Case Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment of Doctoral Student

"Plaintiff cannot likely show that her rejection of Dr Greeson's alleged conduct was the basis for her asserted adverse educational action (i.e., failure of the Qualifying Exam)—Plaintiff appears to have failed the Qualifying Exam every which way."

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Lizzo sued by another ex-employee over bullying and sexual harassment claims

Fashion designer Asha Daniels sues singer and members of team including wardrobe manager after tour dancers’ lawsuit

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Former teen beauty queen claims she was sex-trafficked and forced into porn

Kirsty Althaus claims she was raped, drugged and sex trafficked in a lawsuit bought against pornography platforms, yet another woman who was affected by Girls Do Porn

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Woman Found Responsible for Internet Harassment in Canada Loses Defamation Suit Against N.Y. Times

From today's decision by Judge Paul Oetken in Atas v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Nadire Atas, proceeding pro se, brings this action against Defendants The New York Times Company [and others], alleging defamation. According to Atas, The Times—through news articles, podcast episodes, and interviews of its journalists—defamed her by describing…

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May a Judge Sanction Lawyers by Requiring Them to Get Remedial Training from a Particular Ideological Organization?

An important question, whether the judge orders lawyers to be trained on religious liberty by the Alliance Defending Freedom, on transgender rights by Lambda Legal, or on race discrimination law by the ACLU.

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Organization Serving Disabled People Claims Newspaper Discriminatorily Targeted It for Criticism

A N.J. judge has thrown out the lawsuit, on the narrow grounds that, even if the newspaper deliberately discouraged people from attending the group's charity gala, the N.J. Law Against Discrimination doesn't apply to charity galas.

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Cardi B's "Wet Ass Pussy" Doesn't Infringe Plaintiff's Song

"The concept of using 'p**** so wet' as a rhetorical device in a song is neither original nor unique to Plaintiff, and, in any event, '[c]opyright does not protect ideas or themes.'"

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Firing Based on Employee's Pre-Employment Social Media Posts Leads to Discrimination Lawsuit;

federal court allows the case to go forward.

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Firing Based on Employee's Pre-Employment Social Media Posts Leads to Discrimination Lawsuit

The case can go forward, a federal judge rules.

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Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Police Discriminatorily Refused to Prosecute Rapist

The opinion was decided July 21, but was originally issued sealed; it was just unsealed today, in response to my motion to unseal.

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No Sealing of Plaintiff's Expunged Court Records That Are Central to Plaintiff's Libel Claim

"[T]he fate of Plaintiff's claims hinges to some extent on the truth or falsity of Defendant's statements regarding Plaintiff's conviction of a crime. Whether Defendant's statements are false—a determination that relies at least in part on Plaintiff's criminal records—is directly relevant to the public."

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Just Hours After Oral Argument: Criminal Libel Arrest for Criticizing Police Officer …

was unconstitutional.

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No Pseudonymity in Psychological Disability Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

From Doe v. N.Y. City Dep't of Ed., decided today by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.): This is an employment discrimination case. Plaintiff has worked for the DOE since 2012. Plaintiff alleges that she is "psychologically disabled" and was subjected to discrimination, harassment, and unlawful retaliation at work…. [Plaintiff] contends…

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Alleged "Psychic Intuition" Isn't Enough to Make a Federal Claim "Plausible" Enough to Withstand Dismissal

An allegedly psychic "Internet sleuth" alleged a professor was involved in the University of Idaho student murders; the professor sued; then the "sleuth" countersued.

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Questions swirl as lawsuit draws billionaire investor deeper into Epstein scandal

‘Jane Doe’ accuses Leon Black of rape and sexual abuse – and some have questioned why he is not facing more legal scrutiny

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Unusual Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff Suing Over Alleged Anti-Trans Discrimination

Courts are generally inclined to allow litigants to remain pseudonymous to conceal their being transgender (see The Law of Pseudonymous Litigation, p. 1406); but they are also inclined to deny pseudonymity once the plaintiff had already identified himself or herself, and this is what made the difference in yesterday's decision…

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Giuliani Admits His Oft-Told Tale of Georgia Election Fraud Was Not True

Unlike calling Trump's stolen-election fantasy "the Big Lie," his lawyer's statements were demonstrably false assertions of fact.

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Accusing Trump of Perpetrating "Big Lie" Is Opinion and Therefore Not Libelous, Court Holds

From Trump v. CNN, decided Friday (quite correctly, I think) by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.): Trump alleges that CNN defamed him by making statements comparing him to Hitler and the Nazi regime …: [a.] On January 25, 2021, CNN published an article written by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a "frequent contributor…

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Court Rejects Attempt to Expurgate Racial Slur in Complaint Alleging Racial Slur

From Sharper v. Right Away Maintenance Co., decided yesterday by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson (M.D. La.): Plaintiff began this litigation pro se on August 16, 2022, drafting and filing his original Complaint without the assistance of counsel. However, Plaintiff recently retained an attorney, who enrolled in May of 2023.…

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Can Plaintiff Who Lost a Case Get Retroactively Pseudonymized, Because of Fear of Employment Consequences?

Two Central District of California case reach different results.

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