Fri.Apr 26, 2024

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Tennessee legislature passes bill criminalizing adults aiding minors in receiving gender-affirming care

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The Senate’s amendment added that in a civil action based on violating the bill, “[The] plaintiff may recover from the person: (A) Compensatory damages; (B) Punitive damages; and (C) Reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses.”

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US federal judge declines to grant Trump new trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

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million in compensatory and $65 million in punitive damages—but Judge Lewis Kaplan found his motion “without merit.” Trump had argued that the compensatory damages were excessive and the punitive damages unconstitutional. million in compensatory damages. Jean Carroll.