Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County Recorder, has defeated motions to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake, the Lake for Governor Campaign, and the Lake Fundraising Organization.
December 20, 2023
Rudolph W. Giuliani owed defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea’ ArShaye (“Shaye”) Moss damages after deliberately spreading lies in an effort to undermine 2020 election results.
December 15, 2023
Today, a federal court greenlit a lawsuit against Dinesh D’Souza and others for peddling manufactured lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
October 2, 2023
Judge orders a trial on the amount of damages take place some time between November 2023 and February 2024.
August 30, 2023
The Big Lie is the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and that the Republicans who affirmed Biden’s victory were part of a conspiracy to defeat their own party’s president
August 15, 2023
Election subversion is any effort to change the rules to prevent the true election winner from taking office. It includes disinformation, voter intimidation & suppression, and election denialism.
August 14, 2023
Rudolph Giuliani has admitted that he made false statements against former Georgia election officials Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye (“Shaye”) Moss.
July 26, 2023
Protect Democracy represents PEN America in litigation challenging the constitutionality of book bans in Escambia County.
May 17, 2023
Dominion v. Fox News could be the rare case where bad facts will help us keep good law.
April 21, 2023
What exactly is the “actual malice” standard? Our new paper, explores the history, role, and purpose of the standard, and how it fits into our democracy.
March 30, 2023