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A jury in Alabama awarded the former Senate candidate more than eight million dollars. A lawyer for the defense says that the case reflects a worrying trend.

In an era of “political calcification,” ugly tabloid scandals like Walker’s matter less to election outcomes than ever more deeply entrenched polarization.

The reeling Republican Senate candidate can, at least, rely on his party's eagerness to control the Senate.

The question now is whether Herschel Walker, Republican candidate in Georgia for the U.S. Senate, has tripped over that line. But Walker's son Christian Walker, a conservative with a large audience on social media, told his more than 200,000 followers on Twitter that Herschel Walker was a hypocrite and a liar. Georgia Republicans overnight were burning up my phone with text messages. It didn't hit home for them until Christian Walker started his tweets, largely throwing his dad under the bus," Erickson wrote. Or is he just saying one thing and doing another?” the Georgia Republican told Yahoo News.

NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor's damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions. Spell drew national attention for his flouting of the restrictions early in the pandemic at his church in Central, near Baton Rouge. One of Spell's attorneys is Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court justice and Senate candidate. But they raised the question of whether Spell’s church was unfairly restricted, compared with other public gathering places, such as shopping mall food courts. Louisiana's Supreme Court, in May, threw out state charges against him, ruling 5-2 that Edwards' restrictions in place at the time violated Spell's freedom of religion.

An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama wants a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor's damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions.

A jury found the Senate Majority PAC made false, defamatory statements against Moore in an ad highlighting sexual misconduct accusations against him.

A federal jury found that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed the Alabama Republican in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid.

Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in one ad that attempted to highlight the accusations against Moore. Ben Stafford, an attorney representing Senate Majority PAC, said in an emailed statement that they believe the ruling would be overturned on appeal. Senate Majority PAC funded a group called Highway 31 that ran a $4 million advertising blitz against Moore. The Senate Majority PAC had argued the ad was substantially true and that there were widespread reports about Moore’s inappropriate behavior at the mall. “No amount of deflection or distraction from Roy Moore will change the fact that multiple individuals testified under oath to corroborate credible accusations against him.

Republican Roy Moore of Alabama has won a defamation lawsuit against a Democratic-aligned super PAC over campaign ads dating to his failed 2017 Senate bid.

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, upholding a lower court’s ruling in favor of Baron Cohen, said Moore signed a disclosure agreement that prohibited any legal claims over the appearance. But in the segment, Baron Cohen appeared as faux counterterrorism instructor "Col. Erran Morad" discussing bogus military technology, including the supposed pedophile detector. The couple claimed the waiver Moore signed was unenforceable because it was obtained under a false representation. Baron Cohen has for years lured unwitting politicians into awkward interviews. "For far too long the American people have been subjected to the antics of Sasha Baron Cohen.

Sacha Baron Cohen Roy Moore FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, Cohen defeated a $95 million defamation lawsuit by former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into a humiliating television appearance that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. But in the segment, Baron Cohen appeared as faux counterterrorism instructor "Col. Erran Morad" discussing bogus military technology, including the supposed pedophile detector. The couple claimed the waiver Moore signed was unenforceable because it was obtained under a false representation. Baron Cohen has for years lured unwitting politicians into awkward interviews. "For far too long the American people have been subjected to the antics of Sasha Baron Cohen.

An appeals court has rejected a $95 million defamation lawsuit filed by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore against Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

Sacha Baron Cohen Roy Moore FILE - Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announces, in Montgomery, Ala., his run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, June 20, 2019. Moore's attorney, Larry Klayman, tried to convince three federal appeals court judges to revive a $95 million lawsuit the former Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate brought against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in New York, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File) (Julie Bennett)NEW YORK — (AP) — A lawyer for Roy Moore tried to persuade some skeptical federal appeals judges Friday to revive a $95 million defamation lawsuit that the former Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate brought against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that Moore wasn't treated fairly when a judge tossed his lawsuit last July. At one point, Klayman expressed disappointment with the lower court judge, and Lynch quickly jumped to the judge's defense.

A lawyer for Roy Moore is trying to persuade three federal judges to revive a $95 million lawsuit the former Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate brought against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is a bitter high-dollar fight between three candidates.

Roy Moore Accuser Lawsuit Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, left, and his attorney Julian McPhillips leave the courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, following jury selection, as the trial with Leigh Corfman, who accused former Moore of sexual assault, and Moore's defamation lawsuits against each other begins. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) (Mickey Welsh)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — A jury on Wednesday found that no defamation occurred between former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and the woman who accused him of molesting her when she was 14. The former Alabama judge and Leigh Corfman had filed dueling defamation lawsuits over the allegations that rocked his 2017 U.S. Senate race. Corfman maintains Moore sexually touched her in 1979 when she was a teen and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. After meeting for about an hour Tuesday on the claims by Moore and Leigh Corfman, the jury asked to go home and view videos that were introduced as evidence when they returned.

Roy Moore Accuser Lawsuit Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, left, and his attorney Julian McPhillips leave the courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, following jury selection, as the trial with Leigh Corfman, who accused former Moore of sexual assault, and Moore's defamation lawsuits against each other begins. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) (Mickey Welsh)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — A jury resumed deliberations Wednesday on competing defamation lawsuits filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and a woman who accused him of molesting her decades ago when she was 14. The videos show statements Moore made at campaign events and in media interviews denying the accusations. Corfman maintains Moore sexually touched her in 1979 when she was a teen and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. Corfman filed suit alleging Moore defamed her by branding her a liar when he denied the accusations.

Roy Moore Accuser Lawsuit Leigh Corfman, center, who accused former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore of sexual assault, walks into the courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, during jury selection, as the trial for Corfman and Moore's defamation lawsuits against each other begins. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) (Mickey Welsh)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — A jury was set to resume deliberations Wednesday on competing defamation lawsuits filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and a woman who accused him of molesting her decades ago when she was 14. Corfman maintains Moore sexually touched her in 1979 when she was a teen and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. Corfman filed suit alleging Moore defamed her by branding her a liar when he denied the accusations. Moore countersued, claiming Corfman injured his reputation with false allegations meant to hurt him politically.

(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) (Mickey Welsh)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — A jury was set to resume deliberations Wednesday on competing defamation lawsuits filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and a woman who accused him of molesting her decades ago when she was 14. Corfman maintains Moore sexually touched her in 1979 when she was a teen and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. Corfman filed suit alleging Moore defamed her by branding her a liar when he denied the accusations. Corfman’s allegations, first reported by The Washington Post, upended Moore’s Republican campaign in 2017 and he lost to Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor who became the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in 25 years. Jones lost the next election to Republican Tommy Tuberville, who now holds the Senate seat.

An attorney for Leigh Corfman, who accused the former Senate candidate of molesting her, told jurors in closing arguments that the case is ultimately about who they believe is telling the truth.

Roy Moore Accuser Lawsuit Leigh Corfman, who accused former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore of sexual assault, walks into the courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, during jury selection, as the trial for Corfman and Moore's defamation lawsuits against each other begins. Corfman testified earlier that Moore sexually touched her after he brought her to his home in 1979. A woman testified about meeting Moore in 1977 when she was 17 or 18 at a mall where she worked. After seeing a movie with Moore, she testified, he drove her to back to her car and gave her a passionate, unwelcome kiss. Corfman said she didn’t tell her mother until she was an adult and Moore was in the news.

The allegations overshadowed Moore's 2017 campaign as he fell in a stunning defeat to Doug Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in 25 years.

Lawyers for Moore told jurors that he doesn't know Corfman, whom they described as being motivated by politics and a desire to be in the limelight. While Corfman is seeking only a ruling that Moore defamed her, McPhillips said Moore seeks monetary compensation. “It’s simply dirty politics,” Moore told a crowd. “Bottom line is you have to decide who you believe,” Eagan told jurors. She said it was years later, when Corfman was an adult, that Corfman told her about Moore's action.

Leigh Corfman said Moore defamed her and made false statements as he denied her accusations during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Corfman said she was a teen when Moore, then a 32-year-old assistant district attorney, touched her sexually during a 1979 encounter. Moore has denied the accusations and countersued Corfman and other accusers for defamation. McPhillips said Corfman's attorneys used their strikes to remove white panelists, leaving an almost entirely Black jury to hear the case against Moore, who is white. Lawyers said Circuit Judge John E. Rochester on Monday denied Moore's request to dismiss the lawsuit before it went to trial.

Sarah Palin has Covid-19 last year, but since then has said she would get the coronavirus vaccine "over my dead body."

The midterm elections are approaching, and the Republican Party is heading into them with the former President as its leader.

As former President Donald Trump has waded into contested primaries across the country, trying to exact revenge and remake the Republican Party in his image, he has endorsed a series of candidates facing serious allegations, especially concerning their treatment of women.

Supreme-Court-Abortion Abortion rights supporters gather to protest Texas SB 8 in front of Edinburg City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Edinburg, Texas. The Texas law, pegged a "fetal heartbeat bill," bans abortions at the point of the "first detectable heartbeat," which could happen around six weeks into pregnancy, although that timeframe isn't specified in the measure. Democrats call the new Texas law an unconstitutional assault on women's health. “We’re using technology to detect early cardiac motion, basically it's a reflexive moment,” Cackovic added. “Dismemberment abortion” is a term abortion opponents use to describe dilation and evacuation, a common second trimester abortion method.

After the success that Democrats in Georgia had in 2020, the Deep South battleground is working with other Southern states to help expand Democrats' national footprint.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) —A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and filed after Moore complained he was tricked into an interview that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. “The court agrees that Judge Moore’s claims are barred by the unambiguous contractual language, which precludes the very causes of action he now brings,” Cronan wrote. The segment ran after Moore faced misconduct accusations that he had pursued sexual and romantic relationships with teens when he was a man in his 30s. The judge noted the absurdity of the segment in dismissing Moore’s lawsuit, which sought $95 million in damages. “In light of the context of Judge Moore’s interview, the segment was clearly a joke and no reasonable viewer would have seen it otherwise,” the judge wrote.

A federal judge has dismissed Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

“I would say that is his greatest accomplishment, to get money allocated to the state for many different projects,” former Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said. Still, the GOP primary could serve as a microcosm of the larger national tug of war over the direction of the Republican Party. While Shelby has amassed a conservative voting record, the measured Republican senator has not embraced the bombastic populist style of Trump and Trump-like candidates. I don’t think there is anyone who has meant more to the state of Alabama in that position in my lifetime,” former Gov. ___This story has been edited to correct that Bill Armistead is the former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Senator Doug Jones of Alabama said Wednesday that he is quarantining after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. In a video posted to Twitter, Jones expressed regret that he would miss the vote to potentially override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. "Colleagues in Washington, please, please vote to override that veto," Jones said in his video. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he'll push for a floor vote to complete the override of Mr. Trump's veto, after the House voted to override it Monday. The president vetoed the legislation largely due to his frustrations with social media companies that are unrelated to the defense policy bill.

Jones ran an ad showing Tuberville using the phrase to respond to student hecklers after leaving a coaching job. Three years ago, Jones became the first Alabama Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in a quarter-century. Although he was denied a full term in the Senate, Jones said there was important work to continue. Tuberville’s victory party was held in a hotel ballroom not far from the Alabama Capitol. Jones’ party was at an outside space in Birmingham where most people wore masks.

Jones, 66, is facing a tough reelection battle against former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, the Republican nominee. But instead of aggressively engaging with Jones, Tuberville has run a low-key campaign more typically suited to an incumbent who expects to win. And in Alabama, Trump holds a whopping average 15-percentage-point lead over former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, according to a recent Real Clear Politics review of polls. Jones' hopesA shocking resultAnalysts said that Jones has room to pick up some more ground on Tuberville among Alabama voters. Even with more Black voters, Jones would need help on several other fronts, Maxwell said.

Jones has been on a campaign blitz while Tuberville has adopted a strategy akin to running out the clock. Tuberville has announced fewer public campaign events, concentrated media appearances on conservative talk radio and has refused to debate Jones. Trump is expected to easily carry the state again, meaning Jones would have to win over some Trump voters. There are some discouraging signs for Jones, including that national Democratic groups haven't reported significant spending in Alabama, according to finance reports. But if Jones does win, McCrary said it would cement the possibility that Democrats can win in areas once thought impossible.

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 4, 2018, left, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. on Nov. 20, 2016. Giuliani appears in a scene in the new Borat film. The scene, which was filmed in a New York hotel room in July, resulted in Giuliani calling police.

The scene, which was filmed in a New York hotel room in July, resulted in Giuliani calling police. (AP Photo)NEW YORK – Rudy Giuliani is shown in a compromising position in a hotel room with a young woman acting as a television journalist in a scene in Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mockumentary, a sequel to his hit “Borat” film. Giuliani went to the hotel room thinking he was being interviewed about the Trump administration's COVID-19 response. The young woman is flirtatious with him and invites him to the bedroom, which is rigged with hidden cameras. That leads to a second scheme involving Giuliani that ends up in the hotel room scene.

Tuberville has never held public office but cast himself as a better match with Alabama voters in his victory speech. What Doug really means is one liberal Alabama, Tuberville said on election night. I think Tuberville is probably a two touchdown favorite, Mowery said. Although Trump is expected to win Alabama easily, his margin in November might be less than in 2016, McCrary said. ... Its going to be a battle, but we are going to win the war," Alabama Republican Party chair Terry Lathan said.

Do not trust Jeff Sessions, Trump tweeted this spring. Do not trust Jeff Sessions, Trump tweeted this spring. He let our Country down.Sessions safely held the Senate seat for 20 years before resigning to lead Trump's Justice Department. Their alliance solidified as Trump adopted the hard-line immigration proposals that Sessions had championed for years in the Senate. Sessions once held the Senate seat so securely he didnt even draw a challenger.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said in an amended defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday that the deep-seated animosity and ill-will of the newspapers editorial page editor toward her motivated him to falsely link her to a mass shooting. FILE PHOTO: Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin gets off the bus while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore at the Historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., September 21, 2017. The Times later corrected the editorial, saying there was no link between political rhetoric and the Giffords shooting. Bennet has said he had not intended to blame Palin for the Giffords shooting, but was simply making a point about the political environment. The case is Palin v New York Times Co et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

"When I left President Trump's Cabinet, did I write a tell all book? Have I said a cross word about President Trump? "When President Trump took on Washington, only one senator out of a hundred had the courage to stand with him: me," he says. "I will bring a new voice for Alabama to the Senate and I will always have President Trump's back." The Senate Republican campaign arm has taken an-anyone-but-Roy-Moore approach.

"He wants to return to the Senate," the Republican official told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity. Sessions' fate might very well be "in the President's hands," but Sessions will rely upon his long relationship with the voters of Alabama, according to a second Republican official. While Moore is running again for Senate, Republican political strategists are confident that the party will nominate another candidate and beat Jones in 2020. The Senate Republican campaign arm has taken an-anyone-but-Roy-Moore approach. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Sessions became the first senator to endorse Trump.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to run for his old Senate seat in Alabama, joining a jammed field in one of 2020's most important races. Folks in Alabama know that if we're going to help President Trump change this country then we've got to stop recycling the same old politicians. As attorney general, Jeff Sessions had his chance to have President Trump's back and take on the establishment politicians and he failed. I will bring a new voice for Alabama to the Senate and I will always have President Trump's back." Byrne also released a statement, saying: "From the Mueller investigation to this impeachment sham, President Trump has been under constant attack.

(CNN) - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions might be interested in jumping into the race for his old Senate seat, but some Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea. But Sessions has not discussed the race with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, nor has McConnell encouraged Sessions to run, according to one GOP source familiar with McConnell's thinking. Trump remains extremely popular in Alabama, and he "will 100% go after Jeff Sessions" if Sessions runs, the second GOP source predicted. Sessions has made himself vulnerable with some of the things that have happened" with the President, Merrill said. Merrill would not say whether he would end his Senate bid if Sessions were to run.

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said on Twitter Sunday he doesn't want Breitbart to be part of Facebook's new journalism tab, but defended the company's choice to include it. In later responses, Mosseri clarified that he was not defending Breitbart and said he doesn't "even want Breitbart to be part of Facebook News." A Facebook spokesperson said Breitbart is not among the publishers the company will pay to host content in the Facebook News Tab. The spokesperson said Breitbart is "eligible to appear in the tab because their current content on Facebook meets the guidelines." Through the new product, Facebook will pay about 200 publishers included in the program to license their product.

(CNN) - Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday fired back at the Alabama Republican Party after it urged her expulsion from Congress and cited Omar's past controversial comments on Israel. A resolution passed by the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee last weekend at their summer meeting in Auburn urges the state's congressional representatives to proceed with Omar's expulsion under Article 1, Section 5 of the US Constitution, according to Terry Lathan, the chair of the Alabama Republican Party. "I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota's 5th District, not the Alabama Republican Party." Alabama Republicans also cite her support for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement, which aims to end international support for Israel because of its policies toward Palestinians. The resolution was introduced by state Republican Rep. Tommy Hanes, and was passed by an "overwhelming" voice vote, according to Lathan.

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore at the Historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., September 21, 2017. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the judge who dismissed Palins case ran afoul of federal rules designed to ensure fairness by first hearing testimony from Times editorial page editor James Bennet, and accepting it as credible. We are disappointed in the decision and intend to continue to defend the action vigorously, Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in an email. The judge also said the Times decision to swiftly correct the editorial after a social media backlash suggested that readers might have perceived the false statements about Palin as based on fact. The case is Palin v New York Times Co, 2nd U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court revived former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palins defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, over an editorial that she said maliciously linked her to the 2011 mass shooting that seriously wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore at the Historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., September 21, 2017. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the lower court judge who dismissed Palins complaint erred by first hearing testimony from the Times editorial page editor. Palin, 55, was Republican presidential candidate John McCains running mate in 2008, and Alaskas governor from 2006 to 2009. The case is Palin v New York Times Co, 2nd U.S.

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore at the Historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., September 21, 2017. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the lower court judge who dismissed the complaint erred in hearing testimony from the Times editorial page editor before issuing the dismissal. We are disappointed in the decision and intend to continue to defend the action vigorously, Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in an email. Palin was Republican presidential candidate John McCains running mate in 2008, and also served as Alaskas governor. In dismissing the case in August 2017, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the editorial included a few factual inaccuracies somewhat pertaining to Mrs. Palin that are very rapidly corrected.

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore at the Historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tami ChappellNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palins lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defaming her in an editorial linking her to a 2011 mass shooting. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the lower court judge who dismissed the complaint erred in relying on facts outside the court pleadings. It also said Palin plausibly stated a claim for defamation, while taking no position on the claims merits.

Alabama judge calls gay marriage ruling an “aberration” Alabama counties were supposed to be able to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses Monday, but a message from the state's chief justice has confused matters. Chip Reid spoke with judge Roy Moore who insists gay-marriage is a violation of Alabama law.