US EditionJudge strikes Trump's lawsuit against New York Times over its content
Federal Judge Steven Merryday dismissed President Trump's $15 billion defamation suit against the New York Times for violating court rules requiring a concise 40-page complaint, offering a chance to amend.
- A federal judge, Steven D. Merryday, dismissed Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, stating it was 'tedious and burdensome.'
- Judge Merryday criticized Trump's complaint for violating rules for concise legal statements.
- Merryday allowed Trump 28 days to refile a shorter version of the lawsuit, limiting it to 40 pages.
- The lawsuit claimed that The New York Times and two reporters published defamatory content about Trump, including the book 'Lucky Loser.
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Judge throws out Trump’s US$15b ‘rage’ lawsuit against New York Times
MIAMI, Sept 20 — A federal judge, in a scathing ruling yesterday, tossed out US President Donald Trump’s US$15 billion (RM63.1 billion) defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.District Judge Steven Merryday said Trump’s complaint, as submitted, was “improper and impermissible” and he gave his lawyers 28 days to refile it “in a professional and dignified manner.”Merryday, an appointee of Republican president George HW Bush, did not rule on …
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s $15 billion Suit Against The New York Times
A federal judge in Tampa struck down President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, saying that the 85-page complaint was “decidedly improper and impermissible” under the rules governing civil proceedings in federal court.
‘A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations’: A judge just eviscerated Trump over his The New York Times lawsuit in court
A federal judge just tossed out Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, saying a courtroom is not a place for a “passionate oration at a political rally.” U.S. District Court Judge Steven Merryday, a George H.W. Bush appointee, ruled that the lawsuit was “improper and impermissible,” and that it could not be used as a substitute for the “Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner.” Trump’s lawsuit claimed that the newspaper, four of its r…
The action presented on Wednesday was 85 pages and was considered too long and little condemned by the judge. The President's legal team promises a new process, but it cannot have more than 40 pages.
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