After the federal judge said Isaac Hayes' property could file a tort lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the same judge issued a new written ruling that dismissed some of the claims in the complaint while upholding Trump's allegations that "selected in person" the song "Hold On, I Come, I Come" for use at the rally.
Trump claimed in a basic firing motion filed in January that Hays Manor failed to accuse any violations of him directly on the hook. In a new ruling issued on Friday, and obtained Rolling stonesU.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash said that this is not the case.
"The plaintiff claimed that the defendant Trump 'personally selected' the work, conducted at least 133 times and recorded and published these rallies on various media platforms," Judge Thrash wrote. "The allegations of the defendant Trump's failure to explain the work he did in the campaign "personally selected' does not state that he violated this exclusive right. The court will not dismiss any claim against defendant Trump on this ground."
While sticking to these two major copyright infringement claims, the judge revised other aspects of the lawsuit in part of Trump’s victory. The judge rejected the estate's "false recognition" and "propaganda rights" claims, saying there are now accusations of the defendants of using Hayes' name or similarities when playing the song.
Hayes sued Trump last year, claiming his campaign used "holding" in rallies and videos, opposing the will of Hayes' heirs. Musician's son Isaac Hayes III said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that his family was frustrated by the tort.
"Donald Trump represents the most honest and class of his disrespect and sexual abuse and racist rhetoric towards women," he wrote at the time. "We will deal with it very quickly now."
Hayes died in 2008 and co-wrote the Stax Records Classic before being released and released by the duo Sam & Dave.
Judge Thrash dismissed one of the co-defendants as part of his written ruling on Friday. Turning Point Action, Inc. A Christian nationalist group known as the far-right dismissed the case on the grounds of jurisdiction. Hayes' legacy has previously revoked claims against the Republican National Committee, the National Rifle Association and the American Conservative Alliance.