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|education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|known_for = ''[[United States v. Windsor]]''<br>''[[Sines v. Kessler]]''
<br>''[[E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump]]''
|spouse = {{marriage|Rachel Lavine|2005}}
|children = 1
}}
'''Roberta Ann Kaplan''' (born 1966), also known as '''Robbie Kaplan''',<ref name="Heller 2021 2">{{cite news |last1=Heller |first1=Karen |title=Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump's life extremely difficult |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/roberta-kaplan-lawyer-attorney-trump/2021/01/17/ae8890f2-50f8-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html |access-date=11 May 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 18, 2021 |quote=Kaplan, known to all as Robbie}}</ref> is an American lawyer focusing on commercial litigation and public interest matters. Kaplan successfully argued before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] on behalf of [[LGBT rights]] activist [[Edith Windsor]], in ''[[United States v. Windsor]]'', a landmark decision that invalidated a section of the 1996 [[Defense of Marriage Act]] and required the federal government to recognize [[same-sex marriage]]s. She was a partner at [[Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison]] before starting her own firm in 2017. In 2018, she co-founded the [[Time's Up Legal Defense Fund]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/21/metoo-revolution-times-up-roberta-kaplan|title=#MeToo a revolution that can't be stopped, says Time's Up co-founder|last=Walters|first=Joanna|date=October 21, 2018|website=
==Early life and education==
A native of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], Roberta Kaplan grew up in a Jewish household.<ref name="Josephs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jwi.org/articles/women-to-watch/roberta-kaplan|title=Roberta Kaplan|last=Josephs|first=Susan|date=January 28, 2016|website=Jewish Women International|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Jackie |last=Hajdenberg |author-link= |title= HBO to air new documentary on team that sued Charlottesville rally organizers and won - 'No Accident' follows Jewish attorneys Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn, who filed lawsuit against 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations behind deadly 2017 rally |newspaper=[[Times of Israel]]|date=October 7, 2023 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hbo-to-air-new-documentary-on-team-that-sued-charlottesville-rally-organizers-and-won/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]| archive-date=}}</ref> She graduated from [[Hawken School]] in [[Gates Mills, Ohio]], in 1984. LGBT scholar and activist [[Aaron Belkin]] was Kaplan's high school friend and prom date.<ref name=kaplan1 /> She earned
==Career==
Kaplan served as a [[law clerk]] for [[Mark L. Wolf]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts|U.S. District Court in Massachusetts]]. While clerking for [[Judith Kaye]], of the [[New York Court of Appeals]], she assisted Kaye with a number of academic articles. Kaplan's scholarly articles include "Proof versus Prejudice" (2013).<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://socialchangenyu.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/37-1-kaplan.pdf |title=Proof vs. Prejudice |volume=37 |journal=NYU Review of Law & Social Change |access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref>
Kaplan joined the law firm [[Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison|Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP]] in
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/05/commencement-roberta-kaplan|title="If You Believe That It Is Possible to Break, Believe That It Is Possible to Repair"|last=Pasquini|first=Nina|date=May 29, 2019|website=Harvard Magazine|language=en|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> She has served on the board and as chair of the board of the [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]], which created the Roberta Kaplan Legal Center to provide free legal services.<ref name="GMHC award" /><ref>{{cite journal|last=Hoffman |first=Allison |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/127922/gay-marriages-legal-crusader |title=Gay Marriage's Legal Crusader |journal=Tablet Magazine |date=March 24, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Heller 2021" /> In July 2017
=== ''United States v. Windsor'' ===
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===''Sines v. Kessler''===
{{Main|Sines v. Kessler}}
In 2017, Kaplan and co-counsel [[Karen Dunn]] filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of students, clergy members and local residents against 15 individual defendants and associated groups for damages following alleged injuries sustained at the 2017 [[Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]].<ref name="Feuer 2018">{{cite news |last1=Feuer |first1=Alan |title=Planners of Deadly Charlottesville Rally Are Tested in Court |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/us/charlottesville-lawsuit-far-right-heather-heyer.html |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Wexler 2020" /> The lawsuit is based on the [[Ku Klux Klan Act]]<ref name="Wexler 2020" /> and according to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the defendants are "an array of neo-Nazis, white identitarians and old-line pro-Confederates."<ref name="Feuer 2018"/>
===Time's Up===
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On August 9, 2021, Kaplan resigned from her role as chairwoman of Time's Up, after she was named in the report released on August 3, 2021, by [[Attorney General of New York|New York Attorney General]] [[Letitia James]] that followed the investigation of [[Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations|sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo]],<ref name="Kantor 2021">{{cite news |last1=Kantor |first1=Jodi |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |title=Roberta Kaplan, Who Aided Cuomo, Resigns from Time's Up |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/nyregion/roberta-kaplan-times-up-cuomo.html |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 9, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="AP 2021">{{cite news |title=Time's Up leader Roberta Kaplan resigns after criticism about Cuomo ties |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-times-up-roberta-kaplan-andrew-cuomo-20210809-4gbuklv4ofey3iyxzx4zpqrusq-story.html |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Katersky 2021">{{cite news |last1=Katersky |first1=Aaron |last2=Thorbecke |first2=Catherine |title=Roberta Kaplan, a Time's Up leader, resigns after backlash over advising Cuomo |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/times-leader-resigns-reports-advised-cuomo/story?id=79363544 |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=ABC News}}</ref> and after an open letter from a group of former Time's Up staffers and clients to the board of Time's Up was published.<ref name="Wong 2021">{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Wilson |last2=Dasrath |first2=Diane |title=Time's Up leader Roberta Kaplan resigns after criticism for reportedly aiding Cuomo on harassment allegations |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/time-s-leader-roberta-kaplan-resigns-after-criticism-reportedly-aiding-n1276337 |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=NBC News}}</ref><ref name="Variety 2021">{{cite news |title=Time's Up Exec Roberta Kaplan Resigns After Involvement in Cuomo Investigation and Open Letter From Ex-Staffers |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/roberta-kaplan-times-up-resign-cuomo-1235037392/ |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=Variety |date=August 9, 2021}}</ref> The report alleged Kaplan was involved in an effort to discredit a woman who had accused Cuomo of sexual harassment.<ref name="Kantor 2021" />
=== E. Jean Carroll defamation
{{Main|Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations#E. Jean Carroll (1995 or 1996)|E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump}}
Kaplan represents writer [[E. Jean Carroll]], who filed a [[defamation]] lawsuit against Trump on November 4, 2019. According to ''The Washington Post'', Kaplan claimed "she intends to prove that Trump acted with '[[Malice (law)|malice]],' meaning that he knew his statements were false or showed reckless disregard for the truth."<ref name="EJC_WaPo_1104">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-york-writer-who-accused-trump-of-sexual-assault-sues-him-for-defamation/2019/11/04/8ab2afb0-fcf7-11e9-9534-e0dbcc9f5683_story.html |title=New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation |last=Reinhard |first=Bet |newspaper=The Washington Post |quote=Trump said Carroll was 'totally lying' and 'not my type' when she made her accusation this summer. Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said she intends to prove that Trump acted with 'malice,' meaning that he knew his statements were false or showed reckless disregard for the truth. |date=November 4, 2019 |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
The lawsuit was moved from state to federal court when the US Department of Justice moved to take over Trump's defense (a motion that was denied in October 2020).<ref name="EJC_Polit_1027">{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/federal-judge-trump-jean-carroll-defamation-432736 |title=Federal judge rebuffs Justice Department's bid to aid Trump in defamation case |author1=Gerstein, Josh |author2=Cheney, Kyle |work=Politico |date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref> Kaplan said she welcomed pursuing the lawsuit in federal court.<ref name="EJC_Polit_1027"/>
Although the Department of Justice appealed that decision, Kaplan told reporters, "we are confident that the Second Circuit will affirm the District Court’s comprehensive and well-reasoned opinion."<ref name="EJC_CNBC_1125">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/25/doj-appeals-decision-on-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-rape-claim-case.html |title=DOJ appeals ruling that kept Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll rape claim case |last=Mangan |first=Dan |work=CNBC |quote=It remains to be seen whether the new Attorney General will agree that Trump was acting within the scope of his employment as President when he defamed our client. In any event, we are confident that the Second Circuit will affirm the District Court’s comprehensive and well-reasoned opinion. |date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
Kaplan represented Carroll in her civil trial ''E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump,'' that began on April 25, 2023, in federal court at the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]. The jury found in favor of Carroll on May 9, 2023, and awarded her damages of $5 million after finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and [[defamation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neumeister |first1=Larry |last2=Peltz |first2=Jennifer |last3=Sisak |first3=Michael |title=Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db |access-date=May 9, 2023 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Orden |first1=Erica |last2=Parnell |first2=Wesley |title=Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse in E. Jean Carroll case |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/09/trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-verdict-00096009 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |work=[[Politico]] |date=May 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On January 26, 2024, after a second defamation trial against Donald Trump that was limited only to the question of damages for statements Trump made while president, a different jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages.<ref name="Neumeister 2024">{{cite news |last1=Neumeister |first1=Larry |last2=Offenhartz |first2=Jake |last3=Peltz |first3=Jennifer |title=Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case, jury says |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-carroll-defamation-trial-e4ea8b93cdeb29857864ffd8d14be888 |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=[[AP News]] |date=26 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weiser |first1=Benjamin |last2=Bromwich |first2=Jonah E. |last3=Cramer |first3=Maria |last4=Christobek |first4=Kate |title=Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million After Years of Insults |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/nyregion/trump-defamation-trial-carroll-verdict.html |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=26 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in defamation damages trial |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/trump-verdict-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial/ |access-date=27 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=26 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
===''Mary Trump v. Donald Trump et al.''===
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* 2019 recipient of [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]] Joan H. Tisch Award for Community Service and Philanthropy<ref name="GMHC award">{{cite news |title=Roberta Kaplan Honored at Gay Men's Health Crisis Fall Gala; GMHC Launches Roberta Kaplan Legal Center |url=https://www.kaplanhecker.com/newsroom/roberta-kaplan-honored-gay-men%E2%80%99s-health-crisis-fall-gala-gmhc-launches-roberta-kaplan-legal |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP |date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Crain Communications#Crain's New York Business|Crain's]] 2019 Most Powerful Women in New York<ref>{{cite news |last1=Potkewitz |first1=Hilary |title=44. Roberta Kaplan |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/most-powerful-women-2019-roberta-kaplan |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=[[Crain Communications#Crain's New York Business|Crain's]]}}</ref>
* George A. Katz Torch of Learning Award (TOL) (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=53rd Annual George A. Katz Torch of Learning Award Luncheon // Cooley // Global Law Firm |url=https://www.cooley.com/events/2023/2023-05-18-53rd-annual-george-a-katz-torch-of-learning-award-luncheon |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.cooley.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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