OA 176: It's Summer (Zervos) Time!
It's time for another Rapid Response Friday, which means we get to break down whether Donald Trump has to respond to the Summer Zervos defamation lawsuit.\xa0 (Hint:\xa0 yes) We begin, however,\xa0 with a potential Stormy Setback.\xa0 What's the deal with press reports of a $10 million judgment entered against Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti?\xa0 Could it jeopardize the pending litigation?\xa0 Listen and find out! After that, we break down the recent federal district court opinion in\xa0Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, which we covered when the case was first filed way back in Episode 77.\xa0 Are Donald Trump's Tweets really a "protected forum" to which the First Amendment applies?\xa0 Listen and find out! Then, we break down exactly how duplicitious Donald Trump's personal lawyer has been regarding the Summer Zervos lawsuit.\xa0 It's exactly as much as you'd expect! Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #77 regarding the constitutional requirement to a trial by jury.\xa0 If you'd like to play along with our new Patreon perk, just\xa0retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess. \xa0We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances Andrew was just a guest on the Dumb All Over Podcast, episode 70.\xa0 Go check it out! Show Notes & Links
- We discussed Michael Avenatti's\xa0pro hac vice motion in Episode 174; you can also read the\xa0LA Times article about the bankruptcy judgment, as well as check out both the\xa0Avenatti involuntary bankruptcy petition\xa0and the\xa0Avenatti creditors list.
- We analyzed several cases, the most hilarious of which is\xa0Kohlmayer v. AMTRAK, 124 F.Supp.2d 877 (D.N.J. 2000).
- Trump's Tweets were first discussed in Episode 77, along with the\xa0Davison v. Loudon County decision.
- You should read the\xa0Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump\xa0decision.
- This is the Supreme Court's decision in\xa0Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), and if you want to read Marc Kasowitz's deliberately misleading statements yourself, you can do so here.