The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Suits and Litigation (Civil)”
Why the Pandemic Has Made Streets More Dangerous for Blind People
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2020
Audible crossing signals help visually impaired pedestrians. A court ordered New York City to come up with a plan to install more of the devices. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Will No Longer Force Women to Remove Hijabs for Mug Shots
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2020
The Police Department agreed to change its policy and allow religious people to be photographed in head coverings so long as their faces were left unobstructed. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
The Justice Department tried to intervene to represent President Trump against the lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims he lied when he denied raping her. Source: New York Times
Eight Small New York Theaters Sue Cuomo Over Pandemic Restrictions
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
The lawsuit argues that if bowling alleys, casinos and gyms can open, why can’t performance venues with fewer than 200 seats? Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition Is Released
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2020
Ms. Maxwell, who fought to keep the deposition secret, repeatedly denied that she helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom and sexually abuse teenage girls. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Says Trump’s Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
The writer E. Jean Carroll sued the president for defamation after he denied sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Now the government wants to defend him. Source: New York Times
Cuomo’s Restrictions on Synagogues in Virus Hot Spots Can Go Forward
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
“How can we ignore the compelling state interest in protecting the health and life of all New Yorkers?” asked a federal judge in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
E. Jean Carroll, Trump Accuser, Seeks to Bar Justice Dept. From Case
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Ms. Carroll, a writer, has asked a judge to reject the department’s move to intervene in her lawsuit against the president, whom she has accused of rape. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Finally Interviewed in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
President Trump’s son had sought to postpone a deposition with the New York attorney general’s office until after Election Day. Source: New York Times
Facing 200 Abuse Claims, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Seeks Bankruptcy
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2020
The move by the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island came after numerous lawsuits were filed under the Child Victims Act. Source: New York Times
New York City Ballet Dropped From a Woman’s Photo-Sharing Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2020
The suit cited the company, its school and dancers in a case that described “a fraternity-like atmosphere” at the ballet. Her ex-boyfriend remains a defendant. Source: New York Times
Mary Trump Sues President Trump and Family, Claiming Fraud
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2020
Two months after she claimed in a tell-all book that her family cheated her out of her inheritance, Ms. Trump made similar allegations in a civil suit in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Kevin Spacey Accused In New Lawsuit of Sex Offenses Against Teenagers
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2020
One of the accusers, Anthony Rapp, the actor, has spoken before of an encounter with Mr. Spacey when he was 14, but Mr. Spacey said he did not recall it. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Intervenes to Help Trump in E. Jean Carroll Rape Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Government lawyers made the unusual move of seeking to take over President Trump’s defense in a defamation suit brought by Ms. Carroll, who has claimed Mr. Trump raped her in the 1990s. Source: New York Times