A high-profile defamation case filed by President Donald J. Trump against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal has taken a new legal turn as Judge Darrin P. Gayles, the first openly gay Black man appointed to the federal bench, has been assigned to preside over the matter in the Southern District of…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by incarcerated R\&B singer R. Kelly against controversial blogger and social media personality Tasha K, marking another legal defeat for the embattled musician as he continues serving a 31-year prison sentence for sex crimes. Kelly—whose legal name is Robert Sylvester Kelly—alleged that Tasha K improperly obtained and…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against The New York Times (NYT), overturning a previous dismissal by U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff. In 2022, Judge Rakoff dismissed Palin’s case during jury deliberations, ruling that Palin had failed to demonstrate “actual malice” as required under New…