JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2022

The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. and added that she was “baffled by their combined audacity and arrogance to assume the position of victim.”?. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That was just upheld and the appellate court also upheld an award of $6.2

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It is relatively rare for civil damages to trigger constitutional review, and it is still far from clear that this case will rise to that level. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank. Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. In 1996, the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. The complaint presents five counts.

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