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Trump’s Attempt to Avoid $83.3 Million Defamation Award Compared to ‘Scribbles on a Paper Napkin’ by Carroll’s Lawyers

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New York City, NY – Lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape, have urged a judge to dismiss Trump’s attempts to avoid posting security for the $83.3 million defamation award she was granted. According to Carroll’s lawyers, Trump’s promises to pay the judgment, which they anticipate will be overturned on appeal, are nothing more than empty promises. “The basis of Trump’s argument for this extraordinary relief boils down to a simple ‘trust me’,” stated Carroll’s lawyers in their submission to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who … Read more

Lawyers Fight Back Against Trump’s Nonsensical Attempt to Avoid $83 Million Payment in Defamation Case

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New York City, NY – Lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll have urged a judge to reject former President Donald Trump’s attempt to avoid providing security for the $83.3 million defamation award granted to the writer. In a court filing submitted on Thursday in a federal court in Manhattan, the attorneys argued that Trump’s proposed payment arrangement was insufficient and lacked credibility. The jury’s verdict last month concluded that Trump had defamed Carroll in 2019 following her allegations of rape in a luxury department store in Manhattan in 1996, as detailed in her memoir. Carroll, an … Read more

Government’s Attempt to Strip Climate Protesters of Legal Defence Sparks Outcry Over Jury Rights

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London, United Kingdom – A high-profile climate activist, who was acquitted last year of criminal damage in a climate trial, is speaking out against the attorney general’s attempt to remove one of the last remaining legal defenses for climate protesters. The case is heading to the court of appeal on Wednesday, where the attorney general, Victoria Prentis, will argue that the defense used by the activist should no longer be available to climate activists. The defense in question, known as “lawful excuse,” allows defendants to argue that they had a lawful excuse for their actions … Read more

Supreme Court Shows Doubt Over Colorado’s Attempt to Remove Trump from the Ballot

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Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court signaled on Thursday that it is unlikely to allow Colorado to remove former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot. During the two-hour argument, the majority of the justices expressed deep skepticism regarding Colorado’s power to bar a presidential candidate due to actions attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. The justices raised concerns about states reaching different conclusions on candidate eligibility and suggested that only Congress could enforce the provision in question, which falls under the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Trump himself addressed the Supreme Court arguments in … Read more