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Court Upholds Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Title IX Complaint

"Appellant wants the option to hide behind a shield of anonymity in the event he is unsuccessful in proving his claim, but he would surely identify himself if he were to prove his claims."

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Alleged Panama Papers Leaker May Not Sue in Federal Court While Hiding His Name from the Court

From Doe v. Federal Republic of Germany, decided today by Magistrate Judge Gary Stein (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff purports to be the individual who leaked the now-famous trove of offshore financial records known as the "Panama Papers." Using the pseudonym "John Doe" and proceeding pro se, Plaintiff filed this breach of contract…

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Court Rejects Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Over "Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum"

From Concerned Jewish Parents & Teachers of L.A. v. Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium, decided yesterday by Judge Fernando Olguin (C.D. Cal.). An unincorporated association, the Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles, along with six individuals using the pseudonyms Jane or John Doe ("Doe plaintiffs") initiated this…

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Dark Asset review – ambitious super-soldier cyborg thriller goes hard on flashback

This film can’t decide if it’s an action thriller or a steamy character study, as a soldier with an enhanced-abilities chip chats up a woman in a bar

The Guardian - UK

First Circuit Allows Police Officer Pseudonymity in Federal Lawsuit Over "Exculpatory Evidence List" Placement

I had asserted the contrary, arguing that the state allowance of pseudonymity in trying to get removal from the list didn't justify pseudonymity in a federal court lawsuit seeking damages for such placement; but the court disagreed.

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‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered

John Doe 1973 is the last known unidentified victim of the ‘Candy Man’ serial killer Dean Corll, who kidnapped, tortured and murdered at least 28 young men in the Houston area between 1970 and 1973

The Independent UK

Can Court Retroactively Seal or Pseudonymize Case, After Items Have Been in the Public Record for Months or Years?

From Ford v. Norton, decided Friday by Judge Noel Hillman (D.N.J.): Plaintiff …, presently incarcerated in the Hudson County Jail in Kearny, New Jersey, filed a Complaint against several police officers and Cumberland County prosecutors. On January 5, 2023, the Court dismissed the Complaint without prejudice in accordance with 28…

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Texas Revenge Porn Statute Doesn't Apply to Evidence Introduced in Court

The Texas nonconsensual pornography statute (chapter 98B of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code) provides: A defendant is liable … to a person depicted in intimate visual material for damages arising from the disclosure of the material if: (1) the defendant discloses the intimate visual material without the effective…

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Twisted Metal Ending Explained: Who Is Calypso And What's The Deal With His Deadly Tournament

Let's break down the Twisted Metal ending and what it could mean for a possible second season of Peacock's video game adaptation.

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2 more lawsuits filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Warren Miles Long, a former running back, and John Doe 2 join a growing list of former student-athletes coming forward with lawsuits detailing similar allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Twisted Metal Features One Of TV’s Most Bonkers Sex Scenes, And Stephanie Beatriz Told Us About Her ‘Bonding Experience’ With Anthony Mackie

Stephanie Beatriz talked to CinemaBlend about things getting "icky" with Anthony Mackie for Twisted Metal's wild AF sex scenes.

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Teen was sexually abused at therapeutic boarding school, lawsuit says as parents advocate oversight

The parents of a teenager with special needs say he was repeatedly sexually assaulted beginning when he was 14 by an employee at a small private boarding school in South Carolina

The Independent UK

OK, I Just Watched The First Three Episodes Of Twisted Metal And Wow

After watching the first three episodes of Peacock's Twisted Metal series, I can honestly say I'm having more fun than I would ever guessed.

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Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal Has A Secret Weapon That More Shows Desperately Need To Use

Anthony Mackie's new show Twisted Metal is action-packed and has a great cast, but one of its biggest strengths is something other shows need.

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‘Twisted Metal’ turns insanely funny video game into insanely funny show, with a story

Anthony Mackie stars in Peacock adaptation that keeps the game’s dark and cheerfully violent tone.

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Can Plaintiff Who Lost a Case Get Retroactively Pseudonymized, Because of Fear of Employment Consequences?

Two Central District of California case reach different results.

Chicago Sun-Times

3rd lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

A former football player at Northwestern, identified only as John Doe 3, alleges Northwestern University and its leadership fostered a culture of hazing and abuse.

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No Pseudonymity for College Student Alleging Racist Mistreatment by Baseball Coach

"There is an inherent inequality in allowing an accuser to proceed pseudonymously while the defendant is forced to defend himself publicly."

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US athletes allege hazing abuse at Northwestern University

Student-athletes say hazing at the prominent Illinois university included ‘physical, sexual and emotional abuse’.

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Court Unseals and Depseudonymizes Student's Settled First Amendment Lawsuit Against University

An illustration that courts are often willing to reconsider stipulated sealing and pseudonymization decisions when members of the public or media object.

Chicago Sun-Times

At Northwestern, a widening gap between questions and answers fills with a purple haze

Just how twisted are things in the Wildcats’ football program and athletic department?

Chicago Sun-Times

Former football player sues Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern leaders in hazing scandal

The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court that Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the board of trustees and athletic director Derrick Gragg enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.

The Independent UK

Election officials sue conservative voting group over refusal to produce ballot-harvesting evidence

The Georgia State Election Board is asking a judge to order a conservative voting organization to produce information to help investigate its claims of ballot trafficking in the state

Reason

"If Pseudonyms, Then What Kind?"

You can read the PDF here and the text here; here are the opening sections: Writers may have their noms de plume; revolutionaries may have noms de guerre. Here, though, we will speak of (to coin a phrase) the noms de litige, and ask: When pseudonymous litigation is allowed, what…

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Can California "Safe at Home" Law Be Used to Retroactively Seal or Pseudonymize Past Federal Cases?

The California "Safe at Home Confidential Address Program" provides for special forwarding addresses for people who swear that they are "attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse," and need to "establish new names or addresses in order…

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