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Judge Shuts Down Gizmodo FOIA Suit Over Trump Wiretaps

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 JON PARTON
Breitbart, Donald Trump, Election 2016, FOIA

A federal judge in New York has shut down a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Gizmodo Media Group against the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged wiretaps of President Donald Trump, saying the DOJ was within its legal rights when it couldn’t confirm nor deny any such material.

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Media Sports 

Breitbart Copyright Fail

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 BRIEF
Breitbart, Copyright, NFL

A federal judge ordered conservative news outlet Breitbart.com to cough up $2,750 to pay for a photo of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel  apparently smoking marijuana that it had run without obtaining the copyright.

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Government Media National Politics 

Steve Bannon Stepping Down From Breitbart News

January 9, 2018January 10, 2018 DAN MCCUE
Breitbart, Donald Trump, Journalism, Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon, unable to quell the controversy over critical remarks attributed to him in a new best-seller about the Trump administration, is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company announced Tuesday.

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Business Law Media Personal Injury Technology 

Photographer Sues Breitbart for Copyright Infringement

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Breitbart, California, college, Copyright, Journalism, Photography, protests

A photojournalist sued Breitbart News Network Tuesday, accusing the far-right media company of repeatedly using a photograph he took at a Berkeley student protest in 2015 without his permission.

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Media 

Milo Sues Simon & Schuster for Axing Book Deal

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 JOSH RUSSELL
Alt-Right, Breitbart, contract, New York, NYC, Publishing

Demanding $10 million from Simon & Schuster for pulling his memoir, conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos says the publisher breached its contract in caving to backlash against him.

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Government 

Suing the FBI

April 11, 2017 ROBERT KAHN
Breitbart, Buzzfeed, FBI, FOIA, Jason Leopold

Buzzfeed and reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI for information on its records on the late Andrew Breitbart, in a federal FOIA complaint.

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Government National Politics 

Reporter Sues for Records on FBI’s ‘Pivotal’ Role in Election

December 14, 2016December 15, 2016 BRITAIN EAKIN
Breitbart, Clintons, Donald Trump, Election 2016, FBI

Vice News reporter Jason Leopold sued the Department of Justice on Tuesday for a laundry list of information that could shed more light on the FBI’s actions in the weeks before the presidential election.

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Uncategorized 

Trump Faces Backlash After Naming Breitbart’s Bannon Top Aide

November 14, 2016March 22, 2018 DAN MCCUE
Breitbart, Donald Trump, Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday morning faced a growing backlash over his naming campaign chairman and former Breitbart News publisher Stephen Bannon his chief White House strategist.

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