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Judge dismisses Trump's 2024 lawsuit against Iowa newspaper over poll results
An Iowa judge sided with pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register, saying that allowing the lawsuit and its "faulty" claims to proceed could "discourage others from reporting on and debating public affairs."
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Source context: The suit challenged a poll that showed Trump trailing Kamala Harris in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. A judge warned that similar legal challenges could have a chilling effect on news reporting.
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A district judge tossed an election interference lawsuit by President Trump against the Des Moines Register, parent company USA Today Co. (formerly Gannett) and pollster Ann Selzer, rejecting claims that its inaccurate pre-election poll amounted to consumer fraud.Why it matters: The dismissal is an early court test of Trump's broader push to use litigation…
The suit challenged a poll that showed Trump trailing Kamala Harris in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. A judge warned that similar legal challenges could have a chilling effect on news reporting.
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An Iowa judge sided with pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register, saying that allowing the lawsuit and its "faulty" claims to proceed could "discourage others from reporting on and debating public affairs."
An Iowa judge has tossed President Trump’s lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over polling numbers they published days before the 2024 general elections. In a Wednesday ruling, Iowa District Court Judge Scott J. Beattie went against Trump’s claims that the poll, which showed former Vice President Kamala Harris leading…
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From today's long decision by Iowa state trial court judge Scott Beattie in Trump v. Selzer: J. Ann Selzer ……
