Updated Sep 29, 2022, 10:22am EDT Topline Right-wing activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will testify to the House January 6 Committee Thursday, multiple outlets report , reversing course after she initially refused to testify in the probe amid controversy over her alleged efforts to help overturn the 2020 election—even as…
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Updated Sep 28, 2022, 03:34pm EDT Topline Far-right attorney Sidney Powell’s attempt to thwart Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against her failed in court Wednesday, as a federal judge rejected her counterclaim against the company’s lawsuit, which takes issue with false claims about election fraud Powell spread about Dominion’s voting machines. Key Facts U.S. District…
Updated Sep 23, 2022, 12:00pm EDT Topline Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo (D) sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state officials Thursday over the state’s program to fly migrants to other states, the latest legal exposure DeSantis has faced after he took credit for flying approximately 50 Venezuelan migrants who were initially in Texas…
Topline The special master appointed to review White House documents seized at Mar-A-Lago asked former President Donald Trump’s attorneys Thursday to detail any documents the Justice Department may have falsely claimed to have retrieved there, requiring Trump to back up claims he’s repeatedly made on social media that the FBI “planted” evidence in a court…
Updated Sep 21, 2022, 01:43pm EDT Topline New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sued former President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization and his children in state court Wednesday, after a years-long civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings, alleging Trump and his associates committed “repeated and persistent” acts of fraud and should be…
Updated Sep 19, 2022, 04:09pm EDT Topline Voting company Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell can move forward, a judge ruled Monday, as Smartmatic and rival company Dominion Voting Systems pursue a dozen defamation lawsuits over baseless election fraud claims about their voting machines. Key Facts Mike Lindell (Smartmatic): U.S. District Judge…
Topline New York Attorney General Letitia James may sue former President Donald Trump for fraud soon after rejecting an offer from his attorneys to settle the case against him, the New York Times reports , as part of a long-running civil investigation into the Trump Organization and its financial dealings—which could also punish at least…
Topline Alex Jones’ defamation damages trial brought by the parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims will move forward, after the judge on Thursday denied a request for a mistrial from the InfoWars host’s attorney following the revelation that the lawyer had mistakenly sent years of cellphone records to the plaintiffs’ counsel. Key Facts…
Updated Aug 4, 2022, 04:51pm EDT Topline Florida state attorney Andrew Warren accused Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of “spit[ting] in the face of” voters on Thursday by suspending him for vowing not to criminalize abortion and gender-affirming care, a move the prosecutor argued constitutes an “illegal overreach” and power grab as the GOP governor eyes…
Topline Local officials in Central Florida are grappling with the state legislature’s decision to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District that oversees Walt Disney World, which one local mayor said could put a “catastrophic” strain on local taxpayers if they’re forced to absorb the district’s services. Key Facts Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, whose county…