Judge Dismisses

• एक संघीय न्यायाधीश ने Arizona मतदाता पंजीकरण डेटा तक पहुंच की मांग करने वाले Justice Department के मुकदमे को खारिज कर दिया और राज्य के पक्ष में फैसला सुनाया। • इस मामले में गलत मतदाता सूचियों के दावे शामिल थे, लेकिन अदालत ने Trump प्रशासन की मांगों को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए अपर्याप्त साक्ष्य पाए। • यह फैसला राज्य के मतदाता डेटा की गोपनीयता की रक्षा करता है और 2026 के मध्यावधि चुनावों से पहले जारी election integrity बहसों को प्रभावित कर सकता है।

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.