Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement

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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals finalized Tuesday a $25 million settlement for students who say they were swindled by the now-defunct Trump University.

The settlement can go forward now that the court rejected an appeal by a Florida woman who wanted out of the class-action suit so she could file a separate lawsuit against President Trump.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.