The decision is a win for Douglass Mackey, a self-proclaimed "troll" who used his Twitter handle to spread false information ...

The Second Circuit, in an opinion authored by Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, directed the lower court to enter a judgment ...

Douglass Mackey’s posts in 2016 falsely advertised text voting for Hillary Clinton. Appeals court judges said prosecutors had ...

Douglass Mackey was sentenced on Wednesday to seven months in prison after he was found guilty of using social media to spread misinformation about voting in the 2016 election. Mackey, a supporter ...

Democracy in America A meme about blue pens shows 2020 false claims still warp voting in 2022. In an echo of the ‘Sharpiegate’ conspiracy theory, right-wing influencers are calling on voters ...

A jury has found former internet troll Douglass Mackey guilty of violating people’s constitutional right to vote by disseminating memes encouraging Democrats to vote via text in the 2016 election.

Section 241 Is Not a Narrow and Clearly Defined Prohibition on Knowing Lies Regarding the Mechanics of Voting. In this case, the government prosecuted Mackey under 18 U.S.C. § 241.