By Jane Wester | July 8, 2020
First Amendment arguments set forth by Simon & Schuster and in amicus briefs have relied on a false analogy between book publishers and newspapers, Charles Harder argued.
By Jane Wester | July 3, 2020
Mary Trump was sued June 26 by Robert Trump, who has argued that she is forbidden by a settlement agreement associated with her grandfather's will from publishing information about her relationships with the president, Robert Trump and their sister, former Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, without their consent.
By Jane Wester | July 3, 2020
In a memorandum filed July 2, Gibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous, who is representing President Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump, argued that publisher Simon & Schuster has already acted independently to print and ship thousands of copies of a book about the president's family relationships to retailers, meaning that any injunction from the court would be "futile."
By Jane Wester | July 1, 2020
"The legitimate interest in preserving family secrets may be one thing for the family of a real estate developer, no matter how successful; it is another matter for the family of the president of the United States," Presiding Justice Alan Scheinkman wrote.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | July 1, 2020
"It is very good news that the prior restraint against Simon & Schuster has been vacated and we look forward to filing our brief tomorrow in the trial court explaining why the same result is required as to Ms. Trump, based on the First Amendment and basic contract law," said Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Theodore Boutrou,, who is representing Mary Trump.
By Jane Wester | July 1, 2020
An attorney for Simon & Schuster confirmed in court filings that Mary Trump informed the publisher she was the primary source of The New York Times investigation into the Trump family's tax records.
By Louis Lehot and Ethan Floyd, L2 Counsel | June 29, 2020
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will fuse advanced technologies with high-speed wireless connectivity to blur the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres. The ensuing impact on our systems will transform how we produce, manage and govern our world and ourselves.
By Jane Wester | June 26, 2020
The suit, which was filed by Robert Trump's attorney, Charles Harder, follows the speedy dismissal of a petition filed in Queens County Surrogate's Court in connection with the estate of Robert Trump's father, Fred Trump. A surrogate's court judge ruled Thursday that the case would not affect the administration of Fred Trump's estate "one iota."
By Eva von Schaper | June 24, 2020
Facebook must now give German users the choice of how the company can use data it collects from its own platform and from its WhatsApp and Instagram sites, as well as information gathered from third parties.
By Ross Todd | June 19, 2020
The federal appellate court upheld a lower court finding the law forcing the publisher of the Internet Movie Database to honor the request anyone who used its paid professional networking site to remove all age information from its public-facing IMDb.com site violated the First Amendment.
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