Douglass Mackey's Vote-by-Text Meme Conviction Reversed, Citing Insufficient Evidence of Conspiracy

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Douglass Mackey's Vote-by-Text Meme Conviction Reversed, Citing Insufficient Evidence of Conspiracy

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A short excerpt from today's long decision in U.S. v. Mackey by Second Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston, joined by Judges Reena Raggi and Beth Robinson:
On November 1 and 2, 2016, Defendant-Appellant Douglass Mackey … posted or reposted three "memes" on Twitter falsely suggesting that…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-07-09 15:50:29.