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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster J. Ann Selzer

11/8/2025

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A court dismissed a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer over a pre-election poll predicting Kamala Harris would lead Donald Trump in Iowa.
The court ruled that the First Amendment protects Selzer's polling predictions and that a polling error is not fraud or interference.
The suit, filed by a Des Moines Register subscriber, was deemed to lack factual support, and a similar Trump suit against Selzer remains pending.

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A court dismissed a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer over a pre-election poll predicting Kamala Harris would lead Donald Trump in Iowa.
The court ruled that the First Amendment protects Selzer's polling predictions and that a polling error is not fraud or interference.
The suit, filed by a Des Moines Register subscriber, was deemed to lack factual support, and a similar Trump suit against Selzer remains pending.