Defamation

Denton Loudermill of Olathe sued Missouri state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer for their social media messages falsely accusing him of being a shooter and an "illegal alien."

Two Georgia poll workers are suing the owners of the St. Louis-based right-wing conspiracy website, saying they received death threats after the site levied false accusations of ballot fraud against them.

The conspiracy website faces defamation lawsuits in Missouri and Colorado that are on hold because it filed for bankruptcy.

Denton Loudermill wants state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer to prove their social media accounts are protected as official legislative business.

Denton Loudermill sued Republican state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer over posts they made on social media falsely accusing him of being an undocumented immigrant and the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade. The three senators are being represented by Attorney General Andrew Bailey.

While the suit didn't include members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus who also shared false accusations against Denton Loudermill on social media, his legal advocate said: "We are just getting started."

The former New York mayor admitted he spoke falsely about election fraud in Georgia, statements that featured prominently in his 2020 testimony to a Missouri House committee and in a lawsuit against the right-wing outlet Gateway Pundit.

Republican challenger Dave Spence has filed a defamation lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon over a campaign ad.The lawsuit filed Friday in Cole…

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