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By Diana Novak Jones, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken |
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President-elect Donald Trump is adopting a wide-ranging legal strategy in suing media companies over what he describes as false or misleading coverage about him, filing cases under civil anti-fraud laws in addition to defamation lawsuits, report our colleagues Jack Queen and Helen Coster. Some legal experts say the cases appear aimed at punishing outlets for critical coverage, and that the novel legal strategies are an effort to get past steep hurdles in defamation lawsuits, which can be difficult for public figures in the U.S. to win. Trump has said the lawsuits, three of which were filed in the past year, are necessary because media companies are "very dishonest" and need to be held accountable. Here is a look at five of the cases and where they stand. |
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That's the percentage drop in the number of Black first-year law students who enrolled in the country's most prestigious law schools this year compared with last year. The top schools enrolled 356 Black students — 31 fewer than in 2023. The number of Hispanic students fell to 498 from 547 last year, or about 9%. Experts said the numbers showed the likely start of a "cascade effect" in which students of color end up at less-selective institutions following affirmative action bans. Karen Sloan digs into the data. |
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"No other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings."
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—Judge Trenton Brown in a Georgia appeals court ruling that said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified from prosecuting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and several of his allies for attempting to interfere in the 2020 election in the state. The appeals court in Atlanta, in a 2-1 ruling, found that a romantic relationship between Willis and a former top deputy, Nathan Wade, created "a significant appearance of impropriety." The ruling throws into doubt the future of the case. |
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- Google faces a deadline to propose its own remedies to restore competition after a judge ruled that it illegally monopolized online search in a case brought by the DOJ. Prosecutors in the landmark case have argued that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures — including possibly selling Android — to end its monopoly. Google called those proposals staggering.
- A U.S. judge will hear arguments over a challenge to New York's plan to implement a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan. The plan is scheduled to start on Jan. 5.
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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- Willkie brought on restructuring partner Robin Spigel in New York from A&O Shearman. (Willkie)
- FisherBroyles hired private client services partner Adam Abramowitz in D.C. from Stein Sperling, and corporate partner Phillip Maroc in Palo Alto from Workday. (FisherBroyles)
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Republican control of both houses of Congress will be a boon to the Trump administration, but it will not make congressional oversight go away, write Jonathan Meyer and A. Joseph Jay III of Sheppard Mullin. Read today's Attorney Analysis. |
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