Trump Appeals Civil Fraud Ruling, Citing Former Lawyer’s Testimony Doubts April 9, 2026 By Patricia Hurtado and Erik Larson Donald Trump has asked New York’s highest appeals court to vacate a judge’s finding that he was liable for inflating...
Trump Suit Against Capital One Dismissed But Can Be Refiled March 23, 2026 By Erik Larson The Trump Organization’s lawsuit accusing Capital One Financial Corp. of political discrimination and illegally closing its accounts in 2021 was...
BBC Defends Documentary Targeted by Trump in $10 Billion Suit January 13, 2026 By Erik Larson The British Broadcasting Corp. signaled some of its defenses against President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, telling a judge...
Trump Prosecutor Targeting NY’s Letitia James Is Disqualified January 9, 2026 By Erik Larson and Beth Wang Another Trump administration effort to punish a political opponent is in legal limbo after a federal judge disqualified the US...
Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say December 24, 2025 By Erik Larson The Trump administration is illegally trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to ask the Federal Reserve...
NY Times Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump’s ‘Implausible’ Defamation Suit December 18, 2025 By Erik Larson The New York Times asked a judge to once again dismiss President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing the...
BBC Apologizes to Trump, Says No Basis for Defamation Claim November 14, 2025 By Se Young Lee, Erik Larson and Benoit Berthelot The British Broadcasting Corp. issued a formal apology to Donald Trump on Thursday over the misleading edit of the US...
Illinois Sues to Block National Guard Deployment to Chicago Area October 6, 2025 By Erik Larson and Madlin Mekelburg Illinois sued the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, setting off a...
California AG Encouraged by OpenAI’s Stance on Chatbot Harms in Wake of Suit September 24, 2025 By Rachel Metz and Erik Larson California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “encouraged” by a recent talk with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman...
Murdoch Calls Trump’s Epstein Suit ‘Affront’ to Free Speech September 23, 2025 By Erik Larson Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. asked a US judge to throw out President Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel lawsuit over...