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CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear

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Worse yet, the court appears to have questioned the veracity of the host in a sworn deposition on his lack of knowledge over the financial subject matter of the deposition. CNN recently lost a recent major ruling when the court found that there was evidence of malice by CNN to support the higher standard needed for defamation.

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Former ISU Football Coach Sues After Being Allegedly Fired Over the Replacement of a BLM Poster on his Door

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Documents and depositions will indicate whether the signage controversy was the impetus for the termination rather than the performance of the offense on the field. The Beathard lawsuit could force these issues into open court as the judge and jury address the rivaling claims. This is why discovery is so key in these cases.

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One Year Later: Unanswered Questions from the Capitol Attack

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The Capitol riot continues in statehouses across the country, in a bloodless, legalized form that no police officer can arrest and that no prosecutor can try in court,” said a New York Times editorial this week. Moore is seeking punitive damages in excess of $75,000 against Trump, as well as additional costs. Taking No Chances’.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. The states contended that further delay in the Court’s resolution of these “weighty issues” would have “serious and far-reaching costs.” FEATURED CASE. 20-1530 (U.S.

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Digging Out of a Mousehole: The Disney/ABC Settlement Reflects a New Reality for Media

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However, ABC likely saw this as a no-win situation as it faced potentially embarrassing depositions. First, the settlement came just before ABC and Stephanopoulos were to be called for depositions, as ordered by U.S. The New York civil case faced a highly skeptical court over the grotesque award against Trump and his corporation.