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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.

Reason

Court Rejects Promissory Estoppel Claim by Lawyer Whose Job Offer Was Revoked for Speech About Israeli Retaliation Against Gaza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

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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.

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‘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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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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Fire Department Chaplain Fired for Blog Post About Transgender Controversies Can Go Forward With Lawsuit

The chaplain's post "discuss[ed] 'how God designed each person as male or female, and that sex is immutable'" and "stated it is unfair to allow males to compete in women's sports."

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Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation for Sexual Misconduct Whistleblowing by High School Basketball Player Can Proceed

From Doe v. Bd. of Ed. of City of Chicago, decided today by Judge Matthew Kennelly (N.D. Ill.), plaintiff's allegations (as usual, they are just allegations): Doe was a student at Lincoln Park High School (LPHS), where he played on the boys' basketball team. During the 2019–2020 school year, Doe…

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Non-Renewal of Stanford Lecturer Who Conducted "Exercise" on Oct. 10 Allegedly Targeting Jewish Student

Here are plaintiff's factual allegations, as reported in Monday's decision by Judge Jacquelyn Scott Corley (N.D. Cal.). in Loggins v. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ.: Dr. [Ameer Hasan] Loggins is a "black, African American, Muslim male[.]" He earned his doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 2019. Stanford…

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"Accused Plaintiff of Calling Her the 'F-Word'"

In Winfree v. Warren County School Dist., decided last month by Judge Travis McDonough (E.D. Tenn.), plaintiff was a girls' high school basketball player, who "had been offered a full scholarship to play basketball at Trevecca Nazarene University": On November 15, 2023, Defendant Mendy Stotts, the women's basketball coach, pulled…

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Court Dismisses ASU Academic/Administrator's Libel Suit Against Journal That Had Retracted His Article, with Reference to Possible Plagiarism

From Rodriguez v. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, decided Thursday by Chief Judge Murray Snow (D. Ariz.): This action concerns Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez's allegations of defamation and trade libel against Taylor & Frances Group, LLC …. Dr. Rodriguez is the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Community, as well as…

The Texas Tribune

Gay former staffer for Troy Nehls sues office, alleging homophobic workplace

Alex Chadwell, who worked for the congressman in Washington and Texas, said he was pushed out of Nehls’ office because of his sexual orientation.

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Plaintiff Claims P. Diddy's Defamation Damaged Plaintiff's Drug Smuggling Business

Plaintiff says he was "always willing to set up business deals with the rich for drugs."

Reason

Intel N.Y.-Based Israeli Employee Alleges Firing Over Complaints of Executive's Pro-Hamas Posts, Seeks Pseudonymity

From a motion filed today in Doe v. Intel Corp. (S.D.N.Y.); for more on the underlying lawsuit, see Intel Axes Israeli NYC Engineer Who Complained About Boss 'Liking' X Posts Cheering Hamas: Suit (N.Y. Post, Beri Kochman): John Doe is a Jewish Israeli executive at Intel, a global multi-technology company,…

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