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Trump supporters' lawsuit against grocery clerk over insurrection may backfire: report
March 06, 2021
Katheryn Cagle and her mother Thelma Cagle were allegedly in Washington, DC for the January 6th insurrection of Trump supporters after organizing busloads of attendees from Georgia.
Now the Cagles are reported suing grocery store clerk Rayven Goolsby for social media posts criticizing the insurrection, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
<p>"In late February, the exchange jumped from social media to a Pickens County Superior Court when the Cagles sued Goolsby for defamation and libel. Goolsby's attorney, Andrew Fleischman, characterized the Cagles' suit as an example of a prominent family active in local politics using the heft of the courts to intimidate his client, who works at a local grocery store, into silence," the newspaper reported. "The social media posts at the heart of the dispute, including deleted ones referring to the Jan. 6 protest, are preserved as screenshots in legal filings. None of the parties deny making the remarks cited in the dueling lawsuits."</p><p>However, the lawsuit may backfire on the Cagles.</p><p>The newspaper noted, "The anti-SLAPP suit notes that Katheryn Cagle deleted all of her social media history pertaining to Jan. 6. If the matter goes into discovery, both sides could be compelled to produce troves of personal data, such as GPS location history and message logs — 'all kinds of stuff even a police officer would have trouble getting,' Fleischman said."</p><p>"You should not file defamation suits if you're worried about criminal liability," he added.</p><p>Read the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/06/georgia-capitol-riot-defamation-lawsuit/" target="_blank">full report</a>.</p><p><br/></p>
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Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) is faces new allegations of misconduct by former staff in a new report by The Washington Post.
"A former press aide of Andrew M. Cuomo says he summoned her to his dimly lit hotel room and embraced her after a work event in 2000, when Cuomo led the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and she was a consultant for the agency. The woman, Karen Hinton, says she pulled away from Cuomo, but he pulled her back toward his body, holding her before she backed away and left the room," the Post reported.
<p>Hinton is the third female former staffer to come forward with allegations.</p><p>The newspaper also reported, "Two male aides who worked for Cuomo in the New York governor's office say he routinely berated them with explicit language, making comments such as calling them 'pussies' and saying, 'You have no balls.'"</p><p>"The newest accounts of Cuomo's workplace behavior by former aides in interviews with The Washington Post come after several women have publicly accused the New York governor of inappropriate personal comments or unwelcome physical contact. The allegations have engulfed one of the country's top Democratic officials in crisis and put a sharp focus on the workplace culture he has fostered during his three decades in public office," the newspaper reported. "The Post reached out to more than 150 former and current Cuomo staffers, stretching back to his time at HUD in Washington. Most did not respond. Among those who did, the majority spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they said they still fear his wrath and his power to destroy careers."</p><p>That dynamic was on display as Peter Ajemian, Cuomo's director of communications, lashed out at Hinton for her allegation.</p><p><span></span>"This did not happen," he said. "Karen Hinton is a known antagonist of the Governor's who is attempting to take advantage of this moment to score cheap points with made up allegations from 21 years ago. All women have the right to come forward and tell their story — however, it's also the responsibility of the press to consider self-motivation. This is reckless."</p><p><br/></p>
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Organizing by progressives in Nevada paid off on Saturday during elections that determined control of the state's Democratic Party.
"Clark County Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer defeated Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom on Saturday to assume control of the Nevada State Democratic Party, ushering a dramatic shakeup of the state party's power structure by its most liberal wing," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. "Three other progressives running alongside Whitmer captured four of the other officer positions during the election, which was held during a virtual meeting of the state party's central committee. Whitmer received 248 votes to Segerblom's 216 for the chair position."
<p>"Jacob Allen (first vice-chair), Dr. Zaffar Iqbal (second vice-chair) and Ahmed Ade (secretary) were also elected on Whitmer's "progressive" slate. Lance Arberry (treasurer) was the lone winner for Segerblom's "progressive unity" slate, defeating Howard Beckerman by just two votes," the newspaper explained.</p><p>The newspaper offered insight into how Whitmer pulled off her victory, which may be viewed as a loss for Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).</p><p>"While Segerblom enjoyed support from prominent local, state and federal elected officials, Whitmer has spent years organizing and encouraging young progressives to serve on the very state central committee that elected her," the newspaper noted. "According to both candidates, the race drew the direct intervention of some of the state's top elected officials, including Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who will lead the Democratic ticket along with Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022. Nevada's senior senator reportedly approached Segerblom, who had not been considering a bid for the seat he once held in the early '90s, about joining the race and questioned Whitmer on her candidacy."</p><p>Read the <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/whitmer-picked-to-lead-nevada-democrats-in-major-power-shift-2296277/" target="_blank">full report</a>.</p>
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