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Judge tosses Trump’s suit against Iowa pollster
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What happenedJudge tosses Trump’s suit against Iowa pollster.
The headline splitThe Hill frames it as "Judge tosses Trump’s suit against Iowa pollster". Courthouse News frames it as "Iowa judge dismisses Trump suit against Des Moines Register".
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CenterJudge tosses Trump’s suit against Iowa pollster
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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...
Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register
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, rejecti...
Iowa judge dismisses Trump suit against Des Moines Register
Trump’s suit “seeks to stretch both Iowa statutory and common law beyond their current bounds, turning speech that enjoys the highest category of First Amendment protection into a liability...