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The Afternoon Docket

The Afternoon Docket

A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw

 

By Sara Merken

What's going on today?

  • A former adviser to President Trump who was a senior partner at Kasowitz sued the New York law firm and its founder, alleging he was misled about the firm's finances and never paid millions of dollars he is owed.
  • Prosecutors in Los Angeles were weighing possible criminal charges for the son of Hollywood actor-director and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, who were found slain in their home over the weekend.
  • Trump’s plan to build a $300 million ballroom on White House grounds faces an early courtroom test today after preservationists accused him of illegally tearing down the East Wing in a sweeping makeover critics call an abuse of power.
 

How strong is Trump's defamation case against the BBC?

 

REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

President Trump has sued the BBC for at least $10 billion in damages after the British broadcaster edited a speech to make it look like he encouraged supporters to storm the Capitol.

Jack Queen takes a look at the case.

 

More top news

  • Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber to pay $15 million to settle US claims over flawed studies
  • Hyundai, Kia agree to retrofit 4 million US vehicles to address theft concerns
  • New Trump order reining in proxy advisers could weaken shareholder rights
  • Disney, James Cameron sued for copyright infringement over 'Avatar'
  • 16 states sue Trump administration for suspending EV charging infrastructure programs
  • PepsiCo, Walmart hit with class action over alleged price-fixing
  • Prosecutors weigh charges for son of slain filmmaker Rob Reiner
  • Trump's $300 million White House ballroom makeover faces day in court
  • Ex-Trump lawyer sues law firm Kasowitz over pay
  • US threatens countermeasures after EU fine on Musk's X
  • Texas Attorney General sues Xcel Energy unit over Smokehouse Creek wildfire
 
 

Trump-appointed judge argues US Constitution's rights do not extend to non-citizens

 

REUTERS/Nathan Howard

A federal appeals court judge who was included on President Trump's short list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees during his first term says the U.S. Constitution's protections do not extend to immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally.

U.S. Circuit Judge Amul Thapar, whom Trump appointed to the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit in 2017, laid out his views as he partially dissented from a ruling upholding a federal law banning immigrants unlawfully present in the U.S. from possessing firearms.

Read more from Nate Raymond.

 

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In other news ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for patience as the administration works to rein in high living costs during a speech in Pennsylvania … U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in November … Ford’s EV retreat highlights an industry dilemma … The U.S. is stalling the implementation of a $40 billion technology agreement with Britain. Plus, thousands of dinosaur footprints were found on Alpine cliffs near a 2026 Winter Olympics site.

 
 

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