In a motion on Wednesday, Giuliani asked U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell to allow him to appear virtually via Zoom video conference for a Jan. 10 contempt hearing, citing health reasons.

But Howell ruled that defamation is not protected speech. Giuliani’s statements, she said, were made to the public, not to a court, noting that Giuliani and his lawyers agreed last year not to ...

Rudy Giuliani has reached an agreement with two Georgia election workers that he defamed to settle the nearly $150 million judgment against him, in a deal that will allow him to keep his home and ...

Ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani risks being held in contempt in federal court in Manhattan. Two GA election workers said he repeatedly ignored court orders in their federal defamation case. If he's ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and lawyer to Donald Trump, has been held in contempt of court for failing to pay damages as part of a defamation lawsuit. A judge found that Giuliani ...

A judge found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of the court after he failed to turn over information that would allow his assets to be seized to pay out a $148 million defamation suit. The former New York ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City on Monday said that Rudy Giuliani was in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets ...