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Judge strikes Trump's lawsuit against New York Times over its content

  • 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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MIAMI.- In a strong brake on President Donald Trump's offensive against freedom of the press and expression, a Florida federal judge dismissed a US$15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by the government against The New York Times on Friday. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that the 85-page lawsuit was excessively long and full of “tiedious and complicated” language that was irrelevant to the legal case. “A lawsuit is not a public relations me…

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Bay News 9 broke the news in Saint Petersburg, United States on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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