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Mar. 21, 2018

Is contract provision at issue in Stormy Daniels lawsuit contrary to law?

I write to follow up on Michael Leb’s March 20 column on the restraining order in the legal conflict between Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) and President Donald J. Trump.

Barry Winograd

Lecturer
UC Berkeley School of Law

Barry is an arbitrator and mediator in Oakland.

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I write to follow up on Michael Leb's March 20 column on the restraining order in the legal conflict between Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) and President Donald J. Trump, "Did the arbitrator exceed her power in Stormy Daniels case?"

The arbitrator in her order acknowledges that it was issued ex parte without notice to the opposing party, citing the October 2016 settlement agreement as providing the authority to do so. It doe...

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