Iowa Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Des Moines Register and Pollster
The judge said the Register’s poll coverage was protected political speech, rejecting Trump’s consumer fraud claim over a 2024 Iowa election poll.
- On Wednesday, Iowa District Judge Scott Beattie dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over 2024 election coverage.
- In December 2024, Trump, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Sen. Brad Zaun sued, alleging the Register's pre-election poll showed 47% for Vice President Kamala Harris versus 44% for Trump, misrepresenting the race.
- Beattie rejected the consumer fraud claim, siding with defendants who argued that polls and news coverage constitute constitutionally protected political speech, not commercial transactions.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression represented Selzer in the litigation, while plaintiffs had alleged the poll coverage damaged their reputations and diverted campaign resources.
- Trump continues pursuing lawsuits against media organizations alleging bias, testing First Amendment boundaries, though some prior cases ended in settlements and this dismissal reinforces polling coverage protections.
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Judge dismisses newspaper lawsuit in another blow to Trump
An Iowa district court judge on Wednesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer for the 2024 Iowa Poll published shortly before the election.Trump filed the lawsuit against the Iowa newspaper; its parent company, Gannett Co., now renamed USA Today Co.; Selzer and her polling company in 2024 after winning the U.S. presidential race against former Vice President Kamala Ha…
US President Donald Trump lost a lawsuit against a local newspaper that reported the results of a public opinion poll showing that the Democratic Party candidate was ahead of him during the 2024 presidential election. In the US District Court of Iowa, President Trump conducted a poll with the Iowa regional newspaper The Des Moines Register in December 2024
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An Iowa judge dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer on Wednesday. The judge ruled that a pre-election poll showing the Republican trailing was protected speech under the First Amendment. Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the Des Moines Register poll is dismissed by judge Iowa District Judge Scott Beattie […]
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