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Media Matter's defense will most likely be filing for dismissal due to improper venue.

• meepmorp 3y ago
  Could you elaborate on why? I'd appreciate more perspective on the matter.
  • dragontamer 3y ago
    Media Matters exists in Washington DC. Twitter exists in Nevada. This court filing is in Texas for some reason, which is really strange.
    • mikeyouse 3y ago
      The ND of Texas is a famously right-wing Federal district - so litigants with marginal cases but causes sympathetic to conservatives "forum shop" to try to get in front of specific judges there. https://newrepublic.com/article/165730/northern-district-texas-judges-block-biden-policies https://newrepublic.com/article/165730/northern-district-tex...
  • minimaxir 3y ago
    I am not a lawyer, but the argument that Media Matters/Eric Hananoki has personal jurisdiction in Texas (Point 19) is...a stretch. The real reason Elon is suing in Texas is politically motivated: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1726767436618191177 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1726767436618191177 EDIT: Ken White says that a change of venue would be unlikely to succeed: https://www.threads.net/@matthewrigdon/post/Cz42BAtp_X7 https://www.threads.net/@matthewrigdon/post/Cz42BAtp_X7