2020 election
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Ex-Dominion executive’s defamation claims may proceed against Trump campaign and supporters
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a former executive of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems may proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several prominent supporters who publicly accused him of rigging the 2020 election based on the unproven claims of a conservative podcaster. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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Colorado appeals court upholds fine, requirement for ‘dark money’ group to disclose spending
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a group that spent $4 million backing conservative causes on the ballot in 2020 is required to disclose its contributions and spending, and pay a $40,000 fine for failing to register as an advocacy group. A trial judge previously believed Unite for Colorado, which spent roughly $17 million during…
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Colorado appeals court upholds fine, requirement for ‘dark money’ group to disclose spending
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a group that spent $4 million backing conservative causes on the ballot in 2020 is required to disclose its contributions and spending, and pay a $40,000 fine for failing to register as an advocacy group. A trial judge previously believed Unite for Colorado, which spent roughly $17 million during…
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Colorado appeals court upholds fine, requirement for ‘dark money’ group to disclose spending
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a group that spent $4 million backing conservative causes on the ballot in 2020 is required to disclose its contributions and spending, and pay a $40,000 fine for failing to register as an advocacy group. A trial judge previously believed Unite for Colorado, which spent roughly $17 million during…
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10th Circuit tosses ‘frivolous’ claims against Dominion Voting brought by Michigan residents
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Wednesday that a handful of Michigan residents lacked standing to sue Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. solely because they each received a letter asking them to stop making defamatory statements about the election technology supplier. Dominion, which is headquartered in Colorado, became the subject of election-rigging conspiracies…
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Colorado appeals court upholds $27,500 owed on Biden-Trump election bet
A Denver man owes a Colorado Springs man $27,500 from a bet the two placed on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Colorado’s second-highest court agreed on Thursday. Richmond Lee Meyer and Jason Vanstrom were friends for several years through their mutual interest in gambling and the cannabis industry. Prior to election day 2020,…
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Federal judge refuses to halt proceedings as podcaster appeals in ex-Dominion exec’s defamation suit
A federal judge who recently declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against an Oklahoma podcaster for his alleged lies about election-rigging has now refused to pause the litigation while the defendant appeals. On March 7, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez found Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for voting technology…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss defamation suit by former exec of Denver-based Dominion
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems executive against an Oklahoma podcaster who spread unproven statements about election-rigging in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for voting technology supplier Dominion, sued Clayton Thomas “Clay”…
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Judge refuses to toss voter intimidation claims against election-skeptic group’s founders
A federal judge has refused to throw out claims of voter intimidation brought against the founders of a Colorado organization that believes the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. On Jan. 31, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney agreed it is a matter to be decided at trial whether Shawn Smith, Ashely Epp and Holly Kasun…
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Court upholds $187,000 sanction against lawyers who claimed election rigging by Dominion, Facebook
The federal appeals court based in Denver upheld a sanction of nearly $187,000 against two attorneys who pursued unproven claims that Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and multiple officials in swing states violated the rights of all American voters during the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit previously agreed the…