When the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, took the rare step this week of filing a US defamation lawsuit against the rightwing podcaster Candace Owens, it marked a new phase in a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that Brigitte Macron is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux. The Macrons’ US lawsuit …
Read More »Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies washingtonpost.com United States Department of Justice lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County, Chicago over sanctuary city policies dismissed by judge ABC7 Chicago Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Chicago over its sanctuary city policies NBC News Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Illinois Sanctuary Measures The New York Times Judge throws out Trump’s …
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump administration that sought to block the enforcement of several “sanctuary policies” in Illinois that restricted the ability of local officials to aid federal immigration authorities in detainment operations. In a 64-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, a Joe Biden appointee, granted a motion by the state of Illinois to …
Read More »Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies Politico Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies The Washington Post Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Challenge of Illinois Sanctuary Measures The New York Times Chicago Wins Dismissal of Trump Suit Over Sanctuary City Policy Bloomberg.com US Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit on Illinois and Chicago Over Immigration U.S. News & World …
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A customer who sought $1.75 million from a Portland nail salon — alleging that it spread the genital herpes virus during a manicure — has reached a confidential settlement with the business. The case was supposed to go to trial this month in Multnomah County Circuit Court, but instead a judge dismissed it after lawyers announced they’d come to an …
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The musician FKA Twigs is filing to end her lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, Shia LaBeouf. Twigs had sued LaBeouf in 2020 for sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. On Monday, Twigs asked the court to dismiss all claims against LaBeouf with prejudice, meaning she can’t refile the claims in the future. “Committed to forging a constructive path forward, …
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Shia LaBeouf has settled a lawsuit from FKA twigs, who accused him of “relentless abuse” and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. A lawyer for FKA twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, on Monday notified the court of a deal. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed. A trial was scheduled to start in September. The singer-songwriter filed a lawsuit in …
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FKA twigs has agreed to drop her long-running lawsuit against her former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. According to documents obtained by Pitchfork, the musician and her lawyers filed a request to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, meaning that FKA twigs cannot refile the case. In a joint statement shared with Pitchfork, attorneys Bryan J. Freedman and Shawn Holley said, on behalf …
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Updated July 21, 2025, at 6:43 p.m. BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s justification for freezing nearly $3 billion in research funding to Harvard, as lawyers for the two parties asked for a speedy decision in a high-stakes case that could determine the future of Harvard’s research enterprise. Speaking in front of a …
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