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No Pseudonymity in Crypto Scam Case, Despite Alleged Death Threat Against Plaintiff

From today's order by Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella in Y.S. v. Doe (D. Colo.): This case involves a cryptocurrency transaction… The post No Pseudonymity in Crypto Scam Case, Despite Alleged Death Threat Against Plaintiff appeared first on Reason.com.

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$115K Defamation Verdict Over Workplace Accusations of Domestic Abuse

From the Joint Pre-Trial Memorandum in McQuade v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc., the plaintiff's position: In the summer of… The post $115K Defamation Verdict Over Workplace Accusations of Domestic Abuse appeared first on Reason.com.

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Ousted Subnautica 2 founders fight Krafton over ChatGPT records as the publisher accuses them of deleting and stealing data: "'Make sure there's nothing incriminating'"

New legal filings reveal additional details about the war for Subnautica 2

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First and Fourth Amendment Claims Based on Police Investigation of Gender Queer in Classroom Can Go Forward

From Galdos-Shapiro v. Town of Great Barrington, decided Oct. 17 by Judge Mark Mastroianni (D. Mass.): Beginning in 2018, Plaintiff… The post First and Fourth Amendment Claims Based on Police Investigation of Gender Queer in Classroom Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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Did DA's Office Retaliate Against Prosecutor, When She Was Serving as Juror, for Voting to Acquit Defendant?

That's the issue in Hagan v. Funk, decided last Monday by Chief Judge William L. Campbell, Jr. (M.D. Tenn.); here… The post Did DA's Office Retaliate Against Prosecutor, When She Was Serving as Juror, for Voting to Acquit Defendant? appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Hatchet-Wielding-Hitchhiking-Murderer-Unsuccessful-Intellectual-Property-Litigant

From McGillvary v. Hartley, decided Tuesday by Judge Ashley Royal (M.D. Ga.): Pro se Plaintiff Caleb McGillvary is currently serving… The post The Hatchet-Wielding-Hitchhiking-Murderer-Unsuccessful-Intellectual-Property-Litigant appeared first on Reason.com.

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No Pseudonymity for Man Challenging NFL's Alleged Discrimination Against Black Players and Coaching Candidates

From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) yesterday in Doe v. NFL: Plaintiff John Doe says that he is a Black… The post No Pseudonymity for Man Challenging NFL's Alleged Discrimination Against Black Players and Coaching Candidates appeared first on Reason.com.

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Second Circuit Allows Claim That "Implicit Bias Trainings" Constituted Racial Harassment

The court concluded that the plaintiff, a former New York City educator and administrator, presented enough of a case to go to the jury.

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Should "Plaintiff … Have to Travel from Mauritania to Louisville … for His Deposition"?

From Sidya v. Kmache, decided today by Magistrate Judge Regina Edwards (W.D. Ky.) (see this recent news story for more… The post Should "Plaintiff … Have to Travel from Mauritania to Louisville … for His Deposition"? appeared first on Reason.com.

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From Prison to Helping the FBI to an Apple TV Miniseries … to Google-Hallucinated Libel?

Jimmy Keene, on whom the Apple TV miniseries Black Bird was based, sues Google alleging its AI hallucinated accusations that he's a convicted murderer serving a life sentence.

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Florida Deputies Jailed a Texas Woman for 3 Days Even Though She's 23 Years Older Than the Suspect

A federal judge cleared the way for Jennifer Heath Box's lawsuit against the cops who misidentified her as a fugitive, despite a "mountain of evidence" that they had the wrong woman.

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Sanctions Decision as to Rape Allegations Against Comedian Druski, in Case Also Involving Sean Combs (P. Diddy)

"After the lawsuit was filed, Desbordes' [Druski's] counsel sent Plaintiffs' counsel evidence, including debit card records and phone records, showing that it was virtually certain that Desbordes was in Georgia at the time of the alleged rape, and thus could not have participated in the assault." "Yet, at the hearing…

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Risk of Professional Blacklisting in Hollywood Can't Justify Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Production Company

From Thursday's decision by L.A. Superior Court Judge Gary Roberts in Doe v. A La Carte Productions, LLC: The… The post Risk of Professional Blacklisting in Hollywood Can't Justify Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Production Company appeared first on Reason.com.

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First Amendment Claim Over Muting of Parent's Comments at School Board Meeting Can Go Forward

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Parent Submits Photo of School Postings to LibsOfTikTok, Gets Restricted from Accessing School Property or Events

The court has allowed plaintiff's First Amendment claim against School District decisionmakers based on this to go forward.

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Principal's Race Discrimination Lawsuit Over "We Can Malcolm X Her" Allegations Can Go Forward

A bit of backstory, from a 2019 N.Y. Daily News story (by Michael Elsen-Rooney & Stephen Rex Brown): A white… The post Principal's Race Discrimination Lawsuit Over "We Can Malcolm X Her" Allegations Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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Publishing Private Phone Number May Be Tortious, Says Court in Case Brought by Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful (Kevin O'Leary)

Defendant had 100K X followers, and as a result O'Leary "was flooded with unwanted communications."

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Court Upholds Anti-Stalking Injunction Stemming from Public Pressure Campaign Over Allegedly Wrongly Withheld Cat

From the N.H. Supreme Court Thursday in D.V. v. R.G. (see also the newspaper coverage of the initial controversy; court… The post Court Upholds Anti-Stalking Injunction Stemming from Public Pressure Campaign Over Allegedly Wrongly Withheld Cat appeared first on Reason.com.

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$725K Settlement in University of North Texas Academic Freedom Case

The case settled while motions for summary judgment were pending; the plaintiff, Prof. Timothy Jackson, had prevailed against an earlier motion to dismiss, and the Fifth Circuit had also rejected defendants' appeal as to procedural matters.

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No Pseudonymity for Illinois Ex-Med Student Suing Under Title IX to Challenge Dismissal for Sexual Misconduct

The Seventh Circuit is generally much more hesitant than courts in other circuits to allow pseudonymity in such cases.

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Divorcing Real Housewife's Posting About Impotence Can Be Seen as Implying Her Husband Is Impotent

So concludes Guobadia v. Williams, decided Mar. 31 by Judge Mark Cohen (N.D. Ga.): Plaintiff is an entrepreneur and philanthropist… The post Divorcing Real Housewife's Posting About Impotence Can Be Seen as Implying Her Husband Is Impotent appeared first on Reason.com.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta star Brit Eady sues Bravo for $20 million over explicit photo controversy

Exclusive: Lawsuit stems from a season 16 episode that featured an altercation between Eady and former co-star Kenya Moore

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Federal Court in New York Might Be the Hardest Court to Get Pseudonymity as a Sexual Assault Plaintiff,

which is to say the court that is the most in favor of public access to court records in such cases.

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Plaintiff's Idaho Murder Libel Claim Continues to Beat Defendant's "Psychic Intuition"

More in Prof. Rebecca Scofield's defamation lawsuit against alleged psychic Ashley Guillard, based on Guillard's accusation that Scofield was involved in the Nov. 2022 murder of four University of Idaho students.

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Lawsuit accuses New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson of rape and abuse

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been accused of rape, domestic violence and a years-long pattern of abuse in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday

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