A federal judge in New York has tossed out Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us" but left intact claims for retaliation. The written ruling by Judge Lewis J. Liman in Manhattan was released late Thursday. Lively will still be allowed to put many of her allegations before a jury. Her lawyer says she looks forward to testifying. Lively sued Baldoni last December, alleging sexual harassment. Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios countersued Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of defamation and extortion. The judge dismissed Baldoni’s claims in June.

Rahm Emanuel is proposing a far-reaching measure to crack down on betting in predictive markets in Washington as part of an effort to call attention to what he sees as a culture of corruption gripping the nation’s politics. The proposal from the potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate would apply to leaders and employees across the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government. It would also notably apply to their families. Emanuel also said, if elected, he would establish a division within the Justice Department to investigate such betting.

In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial. The trial of the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has lasted three months with meticulous details on the Chicago Democrat’s many alleged schemes in both his public roles and private work as a tax attorney. That’s included hours of secretly-recorded videos and calls from a former city alderman turned FBI mole. But on Tuesday, Madigan, who is famously private and doesn’t own a cellphone or email address, got to control the narrative. He told stories about growing up in a tough household and living a life of public service.