9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 13, 2017
Alleged rape victim claims judge let athlete’s lawyers ‘slut shame’
Defense attorneys for NBA star Derrick Rose were able to “slut shame” the plaintiff in a rape trial last year, thanks to a federal judge’s selective admission of evidence, according to a brief submitted with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for NBA star Derrick Rose were able to “slut shame” the plaintiff in a civil trial that accused him of sexual assault, thanks to a federal judge’s selective admission of evidence, according to an appellate brief.
The recently unsealed brief urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the judgment in a 2016 trial involving Rose and two other men. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as Jane D...
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