Overview
- The appeals court directed the federal district court to dismiss the case without prejudice, allowing Trump to pursue it in Iowa state court.
- Trump’s suit accuses the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer of election interference tied to a Nov. 2, 2024 poll.
- FIRE counsel Bob Corn-Revere called the decision purely procedural and described the case as frivolous.
- Gannett said it is reviewing the ruling and maintains that federal courts are the proper forum, while expressing confidence in fair state adjudication.
- The disputed Selzer/Des Moines Register poll showed Kamala Harris up three points in Iowa, but Trump won the state by more than 13 points, and the case was previously removed to federal court before the remand denial was overruled.