A federal judge has rejected Rep. William Lacy Clay’s legal attempt to rehang a controversial painting on the wall of a tunnel connecting the U.S. Capitol with a House office building. John D. Bates, a judge in the District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled that “Untitled #1,” a painting by former Cardinal Ritter College Prep student David Pulphus, was government speech, …
Melania Trump has resubmitted her defamation lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s website for wrongly reporting rumours that she worked as a high-end escort in the 1990s. But this time the paperwork has removed references to her plans to monetise her position as first lady. The former model is suing Mail Media Inc for $150 million (£120 million) in damages after The Mail Online alleged that her …
Rep. William Lacy Clay plans to file a federal lawsuit here Tuesday alleging that the constitutional rights of former St. Louis student David Pulphus were violated when the Architect of the Capitol ordered the removal of Pulphus’s painting from a congressional display. “Seven months after being displayed as part of a public exhibit, a …