Suits and Litigation (Civil)

• Paul Haggis Reaches $2 Million Settlement After 2022 Rape Verdict - A judge had ordered the Oscar-winning filmmaker to pay at least $7.5 million to a former film-industry publicist after a civil jury found him liable for raping her.
• Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts - The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.
• 10 People Convicted of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, Wife of French President - The defendants made false claims about Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France.
• K-Pop Group NewJeans Faces New Uncertainty After Member Is Dropped - The band’s label said it had dropped one of the girl group’s five members. NewJeans’s legal battle has drawn public scrutiny of the K-pop industry.
• Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB - Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
• Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid for Unauthorized Immigrants - The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.
• Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries - More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.
• California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project - California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.
• Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert - The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.
• DOJ Releases Another Batch of Epstein Files: Key Takeaways - The new documents — nearly 30,000 in all — contain hundreds of references to President Trump and include different versions of Jeffrey Epstein’s will.