Pat Roberston Diet Shake Leads to Alleged Death Threat

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2007 Pat Robertson's "age-defying" weight loss shake may be more trouble than it's worth. Phillip Busch, who is suing Robertson for exploiting his image to sell the product on his "700 Club" talk show, says the televangelist walked into court and told him, "I am going to kill you and your family." (h/t: Largest Minority) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Ford Trade Nixon Pardon for Presidency?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2006 Victor Navasky, publisher emeritus of The Nation, recalls the magazine's legal battle over Gerald Ford's memoirs and the alleged deal the former president struck to pardon Richard Nixon. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Michael Moore Cleared in ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Lawsuit

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2006 An Iraq war veteran who appeared in "Fahrenheit 9/11" has lost his lawsuit against Michael Moore. Sgt. Peter Damon, who lost his arms in Iraq, had accused Moore of misrepresenting his feelings about the war by using an interview from NBC News out of context. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Terror Suspect Wins Out Over FBI

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2006 An Oregon lawyer and convert to Islam has settled his lawsuit against the FBI for $2 million. Brandon Mayfield, who sued after he was falsely linked to the Madrid train bombings, described his experiences as an Orwellian nightmare where "an act that strips you of your civil rights could be called a Patriot Act." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey, Publisher Settle ‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2006 Readers who felt burned by the fabrications in James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" can claim refunds, an agreement called unprecedented by a leading publishing attorney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Kennedy Jr. Plans to Sue Over Ohio Election Fraud

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2006 The environmental activist, fresh off his hugely talked-about Rolling Stone article on alleged election fraud in Ohio during the 2004 election, says in an interview that he plans to file a lawsuit against the main perpetrators of the fraud. Read the Rolling Stone article in question. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paper May Take Legal Action Against Bush Aide

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 Bush's top domestic policy aide, Karl Zinsmeister, changed his quotes in a Syracuse newspaper's profile on him and then re-posted the article on his website. One of the quotes he changed was originally published as: "People in Washington are morally repugnant, cheating, shifty human beings." The editor of the paper says she is consulting a lawyer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Increases Use of ‘State Secrets’ Privilege to Quash Lawsuits

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 The administration is using this tactic at a rate of three lawsuits per year--purportedly to keep national security information safe. But one expert says that in cases like these, "the principal concern of the classifiers is not with national security, but with governmental embarrassment of one sort or another." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Verizon Hit By Two Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuits

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 The telecom giant faces two suits--one for $20 billion, another for $5 billion--for handing over customers' phone records to the NSA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Parents Sue School Over Same-Sex Fairy Tale

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Two families have filed suit against a Massachusetts town and its public school system over a teacher's reading of a gay-themed fairy tale to children. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Members To Sue Bush Over Budget Bill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The president signed a bill that didn't pass both the House and the Senate, and "anyone who has passed the sixth grade knows that before a bill can become law, both houses of Congress must approve it," says Rep. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistle-blower: AT&T Colluded With NSA on Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2006 AT&T gave the National Security Agency open access to its customers' phone calls and Web-surfing activities, according to a former AT&T employee cooperating in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit against the company The full story and a public statement by the whistle-blower . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )