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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Demonstrate How Not To Handle a #MeToo Case

The torturous trial calls to mind Title IX investigations on college campuses.

Reason · May 24, 2022

City Council delays action on Lightfoot’s curfew crackdown

Two mayoral allies used a parliamentary maneuver to put off approval of an ordinance that would alter Chicago’s seldom-enforced curfew law, though it is expected to pass at Wednesday’s Council meeting.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2022

Missouri school board bans another library book for sexual content

ST. LOUIS — Months after causing a national uproar with its first book ban, the Wentzville School Board voted Thursday to yank another acclaimed book from school libraries.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 20, 2022

Amber Heard pledged $7 million to charity, but did it ever happen?

The ACLU has supported Heard through her abuse claims, but a report from Rolling Stone questions how much the organization received.

Mic · May 16, 2022

Key revelations so far in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial

Four weeks of testimony provides insight into the lives of actors at centre of case

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Most explosive moments in the star-studded defamation trial

Over six weeks of testimony, jury heard from string of witnesses including the couple’s friends, psychiatric experts, surgeons and the actors themselves. Testimony painted captivating and disturbing portrait of a doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Key revelations so far in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial

Four weeks of testimony provides insight into the lives of actors at centre of case

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Texas Supreme Court says governor cannot order trans child abuse investigations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday struck down a statewide injunction halting child abuse investigations into the parents of transgender youth, while keeping in place a block on the case of one family who sued the state.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Key revelations so far in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial

Four weeks of testimony provides insight into the lives of actors at centre of case

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Key revelations so far in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial

Four weeks of testimony provides insight into the lives of actors at centre of case

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022