Judge Dismisses

• Un juge fédéral a rejeté une plainte du Département de la Justice visant à obtenir l'accès aux données d'inscription des électeurs de l'Arizona, tranchant en faveur de l'État. • L'affaire portait sur des allégations de listes électorales inexactes, mais le tribunal a estimé qu'il n'y avait pas de preuves suffisantes pour donner suite aux demandes de l'administration Trump. • Cette décision protège la confidentialité des données des électeurs de l'État et pourrait avoir un impact sur les débats en cours sur l'intégrité des élections avant les élections de mi-mandat de 2026.

Judge rules complaint fails to outline malice after Trump argued lewd drawing allegedly sent to Epstein at heart of story was fakeA Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last summer by Donald Trump over a Wall Street Journal report that he had sent a “bawdy” letter to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, though the judge has given the US president two weeks to re-file the case.Trump, who has had a habit of suing media companies both inside and outside the White House, had argued that a lewd drawing at the heart of the story was fake. The lawsuit was especially notable because one of the defendants was Rupert Murdoch, one of Trump’s top media allies, whose News Corporation media empire owns the Journal. Continue reading...

• A federal judge in New York dismissed actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni related to their work on the movie 'It Ends With Us.' • The dismissal occurred on April 11, 2026, but the judge allowed Lively's retaliation claim to proceed. • The ruling stems from an ongoing legal dispute between the co-stars amid production tensions.