LegalEagle

I’ve been glued to the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings. Regardless of your political views, I think it raises important legal questions for our country. Welcome to Real Law Review.

Stephanie Clifford aka Stormy Daniels sued President Trump for defamation. So why does SHE have to pay for his attorneys’ fees? We’ll find out why today! It involves one of my favorite favorite laws: the Anti-SLAPP.

Discord and BetterHelp recently changed their terms of services (ToS). What does it mean to waive your right to class action and force arbitration? Does BetterHelp do anything to actually provide therapeutic services? We’ll find out why today!

In a bombshell report, Paual Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has backed out of a plea agreement he made with special counsel, Robert Mueller (or Mueller is ripping up Manafort’s agreement, not clear which). After Manafort was convicted of a raft of crimes in the Eastern District of Virginia (the jury hung on the rest of the charges), he agreed to a plea agreement in the sister case in DC. In exchange for a lighter sentence, Manfort agreed to cooperate fully with the Mueller team in their ongoing investigation. But now, Mueller is asserting that Manafort has not cooperated and has repeatedly lied to prosecutors. Manafort breached the plea agreement and now that agreement has exploded. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Carlton Banks, the Backpack Kid, and 2 Milly are suing Fortnite for stealing their dances. Can you copyright a dance?