Judge cuts bulk of Alec Baldwin malicious prosecution suit over 'Rust' shooting

Judge Tosses Most of Alec Baldwin's Rust Prosecution Suit, But Some Claims Survive

A federal judge has thrown out most of the civil rights lawsuit Alec Baldwin filed against the prosecutors who charged him in the Rust case, but a few of his claims are still alive. U.S. District Judge Kea Riggs ruled on Sept. 30 that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and the other prosecutors named in the suit have absolute prosecutorial immunity for most of what Baldwin accused them of, Variety reported. She ruled that way even while saying hi…

Judge cuts bulk of Alec Baldwin malicious prosecution suit over 'Rust' shooting

Baldwin sued the New Mexico prosecutors who brought criminal charges against him over a film set pistol discharge that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

Judge tosses most of Alec Baldwin’s claims against prosecutors over 'Rust' shooting

Citing prosecutorial immunity, a federal judge in New Mexico has dismissed the bulk of actor Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against the prosecutors who charged him in the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the movie Rust.