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Civil Litigation

Sep. 25, 2018

Judge indicates he is likely to dismiss porn star’s lawsuit against Trump

Forecasting the dismissal of Stormy Daniels’ defamation claims, a federal judge said Donald J. Trump is entitled to an opinion — whether he’s president or not.

Judge indicates he is likely to dismiss porn star’s lawsuit against Trump
Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, speaks outside a courthouse in Manhattan on April 13.

Forecasting the dismissal of Stormy Daniels' defamation claims, a federal judge said Donald J. Trump is entitled to an opinion -- whether he's president or not.

Though he stopped short of a tentative opinion Monday, U.S. District Judge S. James Otero seemed to give Trump and his legal team good reason to be confident the case against him -- brought over an allegedly defamatory tweet from Trump -- would soon be dismissed on anti-SLAP...

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