Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Brief Arguing That the Dissemination of Harmful Election Disinformation Does Not Constitute Protected Political Speech
February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024:
On Monday, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in United States v. Mackey, a caseconcerning the conviction of Douglass Mackey for his 2016 efforts to carry out a voter suppression scheme targeting Black people and other people of color. Mackey used memes on social media to deceive people about where, when, and how they could . . .
On Monday, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in United States v. Mackey, a caseconcerning the conviction of Douglass Mackey for his 2016 efforts to carry out a voter suppression scheme targeting Black people and other people of color. Mackey used memes on social media to deceive people about where, when, and how they could . . .