WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Courtroom says it gained’t intervene in a lawsuit during which Dominion Voting Programs accused MyPillow chief government Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the corporate of rigging the 2020 presidential election towards former President Donald Trump.
As is typical, the excessive courtroom didn’t say something Monday in regards to the case in rejecting it amongst a number of others. Monday is the primary day the excessive courtroom is listening to arguments after taking a summer season break.
Lindell is a part of a case during which Dominion additionally accused Trump allies Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani of defamation for falsely claiming that the election was “stolen.” The Denver, Colorado-based Dominion has sought $1.3 billion in damages from the trio.
A decrease courtroom decide in August of final 12 months declined to dismiss the case and as an alternative stated it may go ahead. Lindell had appealed that willpower, however a federal appeals courtroom stated his attraction was untimely. The Supreme Courtroom declined to take up that challenge.
Powell and Giuliani, each attorneys who filed election challenges on Trump’s behalf, and Lindell, who was one in every of Trump’s most vocal public supporters, made numerous unproven claims in regards to the voting machine firm throughout information conferences, election rallies and on social media and tv.
There was no widespread fraud within the election, which a variety of election officers throughout the nation, together with Trump’s lawyer basic, William Barr, have confirmed. Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, key battleground states essential to Biden’s victory, additionally vouched for the integrity of the elections of their states. Dominion machines tabulated ballots in 28 states.
In September, a decide in Minnesota declined to dismiss a separate defamation lawsuit by a special voting machine maker, Smartmatic, towards Lindell. Smartmatic’s machines had been used solely in Los Angeles County throughout the 2020 election. MyPillow relies in Minnesota.