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Parent Submits Photo of School Postings to LibsOfTikTok, Gets Restricted from Accessing School Property or Events

A federal court, however, has now largely blocked this restriction; the court rejected the argument that the parent violated the school's "bullying" policy.

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Former OAN anchor settles complaint alleging co-worker accused her of being a Hitler supporter

Exclusive: The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, and the former anchor declined to comment other than to say that the case had been resolved and she was satisfied.

The Independent UK

Case Alleging Race-Based Firing of White Male Manager Accused of Physical Misconduct by Black Female Employee Can Go Forward

From Thursday's decision by Judge Clifton Corker (E.D. Tenn.) in Williams v. Alkermes, Inc.: Defendant Alkermes, Inc. is a large… The post Case Alleging Race-Based Firing of White Male Manager Accused of Physical Misconduct by Black Female Employee Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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No One-Sided Pseudonymity in Case Against Political Candidate Alleging Revenge Porn

“Plaintiff has not conducted this litigation as though it involves matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature—instead, she would cloak herself in pseudonymity, and the protections it affords, while publicly lobbing allegations at Defendant by name.”

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Man Sues HBO, Claiming He Is the Pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, Inventor of Bitcoin

But "[n]othing in Plaintiff's conclusory assertions suggest that Plaintiff could plead facts plausibly linking his identity with that of the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto."

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Fee Award in Judicial Watch's Georgia Open Records Act Lawsuit Against Fani Willis

From Friday's decision by Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney in Judicial Watch v. Willis: Plaintiff submitted an… The post Fee Award in Judicial Watch's Georgia Open Records Act Lawsuit Against Fani Willis appeared first on Reason.com.

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Defamation Lawsuit Over Statements Related to 2020 Georgia Ballot Counting Controversy Dismissed

The lawsuit is brought by Jacki Pick against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, based on statement in Raffensperger's book, Integrity Counts.

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Jay-Z’s lawyer argues rape allegation is too old to pursue

Latest efforts by rapper’s lawyer come after a judge rejected attempts to have the plaintiff’s anonymity lifted

The Independent UK

No Sealing of Transgender Prisoner's Case

The prisoner had argued that other inmates were accessing the case documents, and as a result were urging other inmates to beat, rape, and kill the prisoner, apparently because of information in the court file related to the crime of which the prisoner had been convicted.

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Plaintiff Suing Sean Combs / P. Diddy and Shawn Carter / Jay-Z Can Proceed Pseudonymously

This further adds to the split among Manhattan federal judges as to pseudonymity in the various Doe v. Combs cases.

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Court Rejects Promissory Estoppel Claim by Lawyer Whose Job Offer Was Revoked for Speech About Israeli Retaliation Against Gaza

"Plaintiff offers no evidence to support a finding that Defendant's promise of support was an unambiguous promise to not penalize Plaintiff for any actions she took as long as she believed they were in support of her Arab Muslim heritage."

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Can Vanderbilt Student Suspended for Alleged False Accusations Sue Vanderbilt Pseudonymously?

No, says a federal Magistrate Judge, though the classmate (who isn't a party to the suit) is entitled to have his name pseudonymized.

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No Pseudonymity for Israeli Suing Intel Over Layoff Allegedly Prompted by Complaints Over Boss's Allegedly Pro-Hamas Statements

"Plaintiff's allegations are emotionally and politically charged, and ... Plaintiff is a member of certain groups subject to discrimination. That, however, is true of a plethora of cases in the federal courts and has generally not been understood to authorize anonymous pleading."

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'It's the First Amendment, Stupid': Federal Judge Slams Florida for Threatening TV Stations

The state has been demanding that TV stations remove political ads in support of a reproductive freedom amendment on the ballot this year.

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No Civil Court Claim Over Publicizing Religious Court's Statement That Litigant Refuses to Appear in the Religious Court

Plaintiff had argued that defendants' publicizing the religious court's statement "serves as a form of social pressure, calling on the community to shun or ostracize the individual until they comply with the court's demands."

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I'm No Fan of "Woke" Ideology, but This Is Going a Bit Far

How do you know she is a witch?

Latin Times

Tennessee Cops Sued for Arresting Sober Driver, Charging Him with DUI Because He's 'Probably High'

The same Tennessee State Trooper has falsely arrested two sober individuals for DUIs. One of them is suing.

The Independent UK

‘Real Martha’ Baby Reindeer lawsuit to go forward as judge rules series not a ‘true story’

Judged highlighted ‘specific’ similarities between Fiona Harvey and character Martha Scott in controversial series

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Grey's Anatomy Goes Bad

Last Wednesday's decision by Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh (N.D. W. Va.) in Balise v. Jackson, stems from a "consensual romantic… The post Grey's Anatomy Goes Bad appeared first on Reason.com.

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Fired College Security Chief's Libel Claim (Over Allegations That He Mistreated Black Alumnus) Can Go Forward

The court concluded that the Director of Safety and Security at a small private college didn't qualify as a "public official or public figure" for purposes of the state's anti-SLAPP statute.

The Independent UK

Prestigious medspa operated illicitly under influencer surgeon who had been fired for malpractice

GoodSkin Clinics was operating without a qualified physician to supervise, according to one former employee

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Attempt to Entirely Seal Title IX Complaint on Privacy Grounds Rejected

From Judge Dale Ho's decision today in Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.): [T]hese cases concern allegations of sexual assault and that the events in question occurred from 2012 to 2014 or 2015, around the time that Plaintiff was an undergraduate student at Columbia University…. Plaintiff … filed identical letters seeking…

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#TheyLied Libel Claim Brought by N.Y. Mayoral Candidate Accused of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward

The case is Stringer v. Kim, decided Monday by N.Y. trial court judge Richard Latin; Scott Stringer is a former New York Assemblyman, New York City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President, and prominent candidate for New York Mayor in 2021, and is apparently running for Mayor again. Under New York's "anti-SLAPP…

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Court Lets Plaintiff Suing Over "Pro-Hamas Demonstrations at Northwestern" Proceed Pseudonymously

Plaintiff had alleged that being publicly identified would put him at risk of physical harm.

The Independent UK

Virginia woman nearly died from tainted Boars Head deli meat, $11 million lawsuit says

“If you wanted to kind of come up with how to best grow listeria, you would produce it in a factory like this,” attorney Bill Marler told The Independent

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