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Appeals court hears claims in Adelson v. NJDC lawsuit

A federal appeals court heard arguments in a bid by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to reinstate a defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council and two of its formal principals.

Appeals court turns down wrongly accused spy’s lawsuit

A Jewish civilian employee of the U.S. Army wrongly accused of spying for Israel was turned down in his second attempt to sue the federal government. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Tuesday declined to overturn a lower court decision that dismissed David Tenenbaum\’s lawsuit. The judges agreed that Tenenbaum was subject to a high level of scrutiny and intrusion in his family\’s life due to the investigation, and that Tenenbaum\’s Orthodox lifestyle in part brought about the investigation, according to the Detroit Free Press. However, the judges said the issues already had been litigated.

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