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Macron's Daughter: Mom Has to Watch Her Outfits, Posture Thanks to Rumors

10 face trial in Paris over gender conspiracy theories targeting first lady

(Newser) - Brigitte Macron's daughter testified in a Paris court Tuesday, describing how relentless online rumors about France's first lady have taken a toll on her mother's life and health, the BBC reports. Tiphaine Auzière, 41, spoke during the trial of 10 people accused of spreading unfounded claims...

Jack Nicklaus Wins $50M Over LIV Golf Claims

Former business partners found to have defamed him

(Newser) - Professional golf legend Jack Nicklaus has won a $50 million verdict in a defamation lawsuit filed in Florida against his former business partners . A six-person jury in Palm Beach County found Monday that the Nicklaus Companies had damaged the 18-time major champion's reputation and exposed him to ridicule, hatred,...

Trump Refiles $15B New York Times Lawsuit

Resubmitted defamation suit less than half as long but equally meritless, newspaper says

(Newser) - President Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, just weeks after a federal judge dismissed his original complaint for being overly lengthy. On Sept. 19, Judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to revise the lawsuit, which had clocked in at...

Alex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Halt $1.5B Sandy Hook Ruling
Supreme Court
to Alex Jones: Nope
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Oct 14, 2025 11:10 AM CDT

Supreme Court to Alex Jones: Nope

SCOTUS declines his bid to save Infowars from the Onion without comment

(Newser) - Alex Jones' appeal to the highest court in the land didn't get far: As NBC News reports, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Infowars founder's appeal to block a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him, clearing the way for the sale of his site to the...

Drake's Defamation Suit Over Lamar Diss Track Is Tossed

Nobody takes the lyrics literally, court rules

(Newser) - A federal judge has tossed Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's hit track "Not Like Us" on Thursday, ruling that the diss track's explosive lyrics are protected as opinion. Drake had accused UMG, which distributed the song and also is his...

Judge Tosses Trump's $15B Suit Against New York Times

US District Judge Steven Merryday cites improper length, tone in dismissing complaint

(Newser) - A federal judge has dismissed President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, sharply criticizing the former president's lengthy complaint as improper for federal court. US District Judge Steven Merryday, a George HW Bush appointee, on Friday described Trump's sprawling 85-page lawsuit as...

Macrons to Submit Gender Evidence in US Defamation Suit

Case targets conspiracy claim by Candace Owens that French first lady Brigitte Macron was born male

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are taking legal action in the United States against conservative commentator Candace Owens, who has publicly claimed Brigitte was born male. The Macrons' attorney, Tom Clare, told the BBC that the couple plans to present both photographic and scientific evidence in...

Trump: I'm Suing the New York Times for $15B

President claims defamation, libel

(Newser) - President Trump is taking his feud with the New York Times to the next level: He has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper for defamation and libel. He announced the move on his Truth Social network Monday, saying it was a "great honor" to file the lawsuit,...

Alex Jones Wants to Take Sandy Hook Fight to SCOTUS

Conspiracy theorist has asked Supreme Court to hear his appeal in $1.4B judgment

(Newser) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the US Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host is arguing that the...

Trump Loses Bid to Overturn $83M Defamation Award

E. Jean Carroll gets another legal win in federal appeals court

(Newser) - President Trump has lost another significant legal battle to writer E. Jean Carroll: A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83 million defamation verdict against the president, reports the New York Times . The decision—stemming from her allegations that he sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store...

Fox Hosts Encouraged Lawyers to Overturn Election: Filings

Lou Dobbs told Sidney Powell, 'It's up to us—we few!'

(Newser) - Newly unsealed court documents portray Fox News hosts as privately rooting for Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and urging on his lawyers—even as the network was airing false claims about voting machines. The filings in Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against Fox reveal that...

First Lady Warns Hunter Biden, Threatens $1B Suit

Legal team for Melania Trump demands apology from former first son over claims on her Epstein ties

(Newser) - Melania Trump has threatened Hunter Biden with a $1 billion lawsuit after he alleged that she met her husband, President Trump, through the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter, attorneys for the first lady called Biden's claim "false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory," reports...

France's First Couple Sues Candace Owens

They say her 'far-fetched fictions' include claims that Brigitte Macron is a man

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit against US conservative commentator Candace Owens in a Delaware court. The Macrons allege that Owens has repeatedly spread false claims about them, using the resulting controversy to boost her media profile and monetize her audience....

Lindell's Lawyers Fined for Botched AI Filing

Judge found attorneys cited fake cases and misquoted law

(Newser) - Two attorneys representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell have been fined $3,000 each after submitting an error-laden court filing in a Denver defamation case that was drafted using artificial intelligence. Federal Judge Nina Y. Wang ruled Monday that lawyers Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster violated court rules by including...

In-N-Out Chain Sues YouTube Prankster

Company says Bryan Arnett posed as staffer, made 'profane' comments to customers

(Newser) - A popular YouTuber has been slammed with a suit by a similarly popular fast-food chain. CBS News reports that the In-N-Out burger franchise has sued internet personality Bryan Arnett, accused by the chain of impersonating one of its workers, interacting with customers, and making "lewd, derogatory, and profane remarks"...

MyPillow CEO on Trial: Battle 'of Evil and Good'

Mike Lindell says he'll take the stand in his defense of 2020 election rigging claims

(Newser) - MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's defamation trial got underway Monday in Colorado with jury selection, reports the BBC . At issue are the Trump loyalist's claims that the 2020 election was rigged, and he faces off against a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems, Eric Coomer, who claims that Lindell...

Newark Mayor Sues Over His Arrest at Detention Facility

Ras Baraka was arrested on trespassing charges in May, is suing New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

(Newser) - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention facility. The charge was later dropped. Baraka, who leads New Jersey's biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic...

Judge Rejects Claim Over Origin of Flamin' Hot Cheetos

But Richard Montañez is given a chance to amend lawsuit claiming he is the inventor

(Newser) - The long-contested legend that Richard Montañez invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor at Frito-Lay hit a major legal snag this week. A federal judge dismissed Montañez's fraud and defamation lawsuit against Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, though he left the door open for Montañez...

Palin Loses Defamation Retrial
Palin Loses Defamation Retrial
Apr 22, 2025 4:26 PM CDT

Palin Loses Defamation Retrial

Jury decides New York Times did not libel her with 2017 editorial

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is now 0 for 2 in defamation lawsuits against the New York Times. After around two hours of deliberations, a jury decided Tuesday that the Times did not libel the former Alaska governor with an editorial in 2017 that suggested rhetoric from her political action committee had contributed...

Sarah Palin Begins Her Second Attempt to Prove Libel

Her new trial against the New York Times is getting underway

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is back in court Monday to once again make her case that the New York Times libeled her in 2017. As NPR notes, she lost her first attempt in a 2022 trial, but a "judge's misstep" has led to the second go-round that opens this...

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