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CNN reaches $5M settlement with US Navy veteran in defamation case

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CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor on Friday after the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled the network liable for defamation. The Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s decision, awarding Young and his company Nemex Enterprises $5 million in compensatory damages.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the Southern District of Florida granted summary judgment to the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in a case challenging the Secretary of the Interior’s decision not to list the Florida Keys mole skink as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. BP America Inc. , N20C-09-097 (Del.

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US Capitol police officers file federal suit against Trump and far right groups over Jan 6 riots

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Last month, Paul Hodgkins of Florida became the first felon to be sentenced for his role in the US Capitol storming. He was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for damages caused to buildings.