Ella Lee

1 week ago | buff.ly | Zach Schonfeld |Sarah Fortinsky |Brooke Migdon |Ella Lee

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday refused the Justice Department’s effort to put itself on the hook for an $83.3 million defamation award advice columnist E. Jean Carroll won at trial from President Trump. It’s the latest setback for the president in his efforts to fight Carroll’s lawsuits at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Last week, the 2nd Circuit upheld her earlier $5 million jury award.

2 weeks ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Ella Lee |Bria Gremillion

A $100 million lawsuit brought against the Justice Department by five Proud Boys leaders convicted over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack faces steep legal odds, but its political cost could be significant. The Proud Boys claim the government violated their constitutional rights in its prosecution of their efforts to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which culminated in the riot. It places the Trump administration in an awkward position: defend the sweeping Jan.

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Ella Lee |Ella Lee

A $100 million lawsuit brought against the Justice Department by five Proud Boys leaders convicted over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack faces steep legal odds, but its political cost could be significant. The Proud Boys claim the government violated their constitutional rights in its prosecution of their efforts to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which culminated in the riot. It places the Trump administration in an awkward position: defend the sweeping Jan.

3 weeks ago | wwlp.com | Ella Lee |Zach Schonfeld

The Gavel is The Hill’s weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below:President Trump and his allies are waging war with the Federalist Society as he sees parts of his second-term agenda blocked by some of his own judicial appointees. Simmering tensions broke into full public view after Trump called longtime Federalist leader Leonard Leo a “sleazebag” after a court blocked the bulk of Trump’s tariffs.

3 weeks ago | myhighplains.com | Ella Lee |Zach Schonfeld

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