US EditionTrump refiles lawsuit against Iowa pollster in state court
- On Monday, Trump withdrew his federal lawsuit and refiled in Polk County District Court just before Iowa's anti-SLAPP law took effect.
- Trump’s legal team refiled the case in Iowa state court to avoid the new anti-SLAPP law effective July 1, 2025, which only applies to lawsuits filed after that date.
- Trump's lawsuit alleges Selzer's poll overstated Harris support by 16 points, violating Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act as part of election interference claims.
- Defendants filed a motion to strike Trump's improper federal dismissal and vow to defend free speech rights under Iowa's anti-SLAPP law in state court.
- Trump, Miller-Meeks, and Zaun's appeal to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals could influence future application of Iowa’s anti-SLAPP law, which only applies to lawsuits filed after July 1.
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Trump taps this prominent attorney to be the New Orleans region's top federal prosecutor
Trump on Tuesday nominated David I. Courcelle, whose work representing white-collar defendants has made him a fixture of Louisiana's federal courts, as his pick for U.S. Attorney over the 13-parish Eastern District of Louisiana, according to a document obtained by The Times-Picayune.
Morning Docket: 07.01.25 - Above the Law
* Trump administration appeals Perkins Coie loss. [Law360] * Harvard Law School appoints new dean. [Law.com] * Trump drops lawsuit against pollster that showed him losing Iowa and refiles in state court. [NBC News] * But the defendants filed an objection that Trump’s bid to drop the case — for the sole purpose of getting into state court before the new anti-SLAPP law takes effect — was procedurally improper. [Des Moines Register] * Simpson Thach…
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