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Trump Sues CNN for $475 Million in Defamation Lawsuit

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2001) where a journalist with Forbes was sued for harsh characterizations of a lawyer and his practice. The Court ruled in favor of Butts, and The Saturday Evening Post was ordered to pay $3.06 However, the Court found that AP was not liable under the actual malice standard, even as a matter of reckless disregard.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Four environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issue of a Section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act for a new petrochemical plant on the Mississippi River in Louisiana.