A jury has been selected in the defamation trial of Alex Jones. That is, a jury has been seated which will address the damages phase of his trial. This is surely one of the strangest lawsuits in modern times. Mr. Jones defaulted on the liability portion of the trial. This trial will be in Austin,
Discrimination cases are difficult. They are more difficult than many other types of cases, because there is an intrinsic bias against discrimination claimants. As Judge Kopf (of Hercules and the Umpire blog) said, many judges are simply skeptical about discrimination claims. We see some of the challenges in this article about successful discrimination and retaliation