Defamation

Former President Trump Faces Defamation Trial for Sexual Abuse Claims: Jury to Determine Damages

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New York City, NY – A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will not be allowed to present legal arguments to a jury regarding a defamation trial. The trial will focus on the damages to be assessed after a jury concluded last year that Trump did not rape a columnist in the 1990s. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made this decision in an order ahead of the trial scheduled for January 16th. In the original trial, a jury determined that Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll but did not find … Read more

Judge Rules Against Trump’s Lawyers in Defamation Trial Over Rape Allegations

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Des Moines, Iowa – A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s lawyers cannot present legal arguments at a defamation trial examining damages awarded for an alleged rape incident in the mid-1990s. The decision was made by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ahead of the trial set for January 16, where the amount of defamation damages against Trump will be determined. Last May, a jury concluded that Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll but found insufficient evidence to support a rape claim. As a result, Carroll was awarded $5 million in damages. … Read more

Former Election Workers Awarded $148 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Against Rudy Giuliani

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WASHINGTON — A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation. The workers, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, claimed that Giuliani’s lies about them in 2020 led to racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict includes approximately $75 million for each of the former election workers. During the trial, Moss and Freeman emotionally described the impact of the false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans. The theory sought to undermine the 2020 election results and keep then-President Donald Trump … Read more

Jury Awards Ex-Georgia Election Workers $148 Million in Defamation Suit Against Rudy Giuliani

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Washington, D.C. – In a significant legal victory, a jury of eight residents from Washington, D.C. has awarded Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss $148,169,000 in their defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani. The former New York City mayor, who served as then-President Trump’s attorney, faced severe consequences for spreading baseless claims of election fraud regarding Freeman and Moss, a mother-daughter duo, following the 2020 election. The jury’s decision comes as a stunning blow to Giuliani, with damages divided into five different sections. This substantial financial and legal setback serves as a crucial moment in the aftermath … Read more