Claim 366

The judge said allowing similar cases to proceed past a motion to dismiss could have wide effects on reporting.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The judge said allowing similar cases to proceed past a motion to dismiss could have wide effects on reporting.
Field: status
Value: Judge questions letting case past motion to dismiss
About: incident 2024-trump-sues-des-moines-register-selzer-poll
Source: Judge in Trump election-poll lawsuit cites potential 'chilling effect' on free speech
Publisher: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-07-10

Quotation from the source

It seems like there'd be a massive chilling effect if any case is allowed get past the motion-to-dismiss phase for a defendant of this nature.