TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA/LEGAL: "The presidential election that resulted in Donald Trump's victory was unusual for a host of reasons. One of the many curious stories to appear related to whether his Slovene-born wife, Melania Trump, worked in the United States in the 1990s without a proper visa. Then came an even more bizarre story that connected Ms. Trump, a former model, to an escort agency. For that, Mail Media, parent company of the The Daily Mail, as well as a blogger named Webster Griffin Tarpley found themselves as defendants in a libel lawsuit.
The action was filed in Maryland, and now both sides are fighting over whether the lawsuit from Ms. Trump, who became a U.S. citizen a decade ago, really belongs in the state. Sometimes, jurisdiction is one of those dry procedural issues of law that glazes one's eyes. But this one deserves attention…
As the motion puts it, 'This lawsuit arises from an article about controversial questions that were raised about Plaintiff's past, including the timing and circumstances of her immigration to New York from Slovenia; when she first met her husband, President-elect Donald Trump; whether she worked in New York without the proper visa; and the nature of her early modeling career in New York. The majority of relevant witnesses and evidence in this case are located in New York, and not a single witness or piece of evidence is in Maryland.' "
– “Melania Trump, Daily Mail Spar Over Location of Her Libel Lawsuit,” The Hollywood Reporter online, Jan 5, 2017, Eriq Gardner, 1/5/2017