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Judge Awards Daily Mail More than $100,000 in Attorneys' Fees in Katie Hill Case
A judge who previously cited First Amendment grounds in dismissing the Daily Mail as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill’s revenge porn suit Wednesday awarded the publication its entire demand for more than $100,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
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Katie Hill Revenge Porn Publishing ‘Matter of Public Concern' Protected by First Amendment, Judge Rules
A judge cited First Amendment grounds Wednesday in dismissing the Daily Mail as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill’s revenge porn suit, which stems from the unauthorized publication of nude images of her.
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Former Rep. Katie Hill Sues Ex-Husband, Daily Mail, Redstate.Com Over ‘Nonconsensual Porn'
Former congresswoman Katie Hill filed suit in Los Angeles Tuesday against her ex-husband and the owners of Redstate.com and the Daily Mail, saying they had distributed what amounted to “nonconsensual porn” and arguing the outlets did not have a “carte blanche right” under the First Amendment to “sexually degrade and expose public officials.” The 41-page lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages for...
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Judge Grants Former Rep. Katie Hill Temporary Restraining Order Against Ex-Husband
A Los Angeles judge granted former Rep. Katie Hill’s request for a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband Tuesday, after Hill alleged her ex had subjected her to 15 years of abuse, including choking her unconscious, threatening her with a gun, killing her pet and releasing sexually explicit pictures that ended her political career, NBC News reports.
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Ex-Lawmaker Katie Hill Discusses High-Profile Political Departure in Memoir
Nine months after resigning from Congress, former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill is set to release a memoir Tuesday detailing the events that led up to her high-profile departure and her game plan for the future.
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California's 25th District Is Up for Grabs in an Unusual Special Election
A swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles is up for grabs Tuesday in a special election that has become an early test for President Donald Trump as he seeks a second term. Trump has sought to bring his influence to the fight between Republican Mike Garcia and Democrat Christy Smith for California’s 25th District, which cuts through...
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NewsConference: Who Will Take Katie Hill's Seat?
There is a special congressional election Tuesday for the seat once occupied by Katie Hill. NBC4’S Conan Nolan talks with Dan Schnur of USC and Cal-Berkeley and Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School.
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President Trump Wades Into Santa Clarita Congressional Race
President Trump continued to weigh in Saturday on Tuesday’s special election to fill the Southland congressional seat formerly held by Katie Hill, and the candidates have taken notice. The president tweeted his displeasure after county officials late Friday approved a request from Lancaster’s mayor to install a voting center in that city this weekend. Gov. Gavin Newsom had earlier...
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Ex-House Member Katie Hill Who Resigned Amid Scandal Returns in TV Ad
Katie Hill is back. The former Democratic congresswoman from Southern California who resigned last year is running a digital and cable TV ad urging residents of her old district to vote in a May 12 special election to determine who will finish her term. She opens the 30-second ad in a black mask with the White House in the background…
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Smith and Garcia, Porter and Raths, Rouda and Steel Poised for Runoffs
Democrat Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia will square off in a May 12 special election runoff to fill out the remainder of Rep. Katie Hill’s term in the 25th Congressional District, and they’ll meet again in a November runoff for the right to fill the seat for the next two years. Smith and Garcia finished one-two in the...
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Fight for California House May be Barometer for November
If there is going to be a comeback for California’s traumatized Republican Party — a so-called “red recovery” that could threaten Democratic control of the U.S. House — Mike Garcia wants to be part of it. The former Navy combat pilot turned Republican congressional candidate is cut from conservative cloth. He supports a strong military, lower taxes and backs President…