NEW: Judge Beryl Howell DENIES Rudy Giuliani’s belated bid to escape a jury trial on damages (due to begin a week from Monday) in libel suit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. She calls one Giuliani argument “simply nonsense.”
Memorandum opinion and order:
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