Swordsmyth
07-28-2018, 09:28 PM
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (http://thehill.com/people/roy-moore) filed a lawsuit this week against several people and PACs who allegedly ran or contributed to misleading commercials against him during his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate last year.
Moore and his wife, Kayla, filed a lawsuit in Alabama's Etowah County Circuit Court, claiming the “misleading” and “defamatory” commercials targeted decades-old allegations, local news outlet AL.com reported. (https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2018/07/roy_moore_press_conference.html)
The suit says television, radio, digital and mail aids contributed to Moore’s defeat against Democrat Doug Jones.
The suit details a string of television commercials that declared Moore was banned from the Gadsden Mall in the 1970s, something he says never happened, AL.com reported.
"These advertisements included false content, which a reasonably prudent person knew or should have known to be false and the advertisements were so published with a reckless disregard as to their falsity," the suit says.
Moore’s attorney, Melissa Isaak, said during a Wednesday press conference that her client’s reputation was “smeared beyond belief.”
"This was a political hit job, no question about it," Isaak said.
The lawsuit names four men who worked at Longleaf Strategies of Montgomery and Highway 31 Super PAC.
It also targets Washington D.C.-based companies Bully Pulpit Interactive, Waterfront Strategies and Priorities USA.
More at: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/399368-roy-moore-sues-over-campaign-ads-against-him
Moore and his wife, Kayla, filed a lawsuit in Alabama's Etowah County Circuit Court, claiming the “misleading” and “defamatory” commercials targeted decades-old allegations, local news outlet AL.com reported. (https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2018/07/roy_moore_press_conference.html)
The suit says television, radio, digital and mail aids contributed to Moore’s defeat against Democrat Doug Jones.
The suit details a string of television commercials that declared Moore was banned from the Gadsden Mall in the 1970s, something he says never happened, AL.com reported.
"These advertisements included false content, which a reasonably prudent person knew or should have known to be false and the advertisements were so published with a reckless disregard as to their falsity," the suit says.
Moore’s attorney, Melissa Isaak, said during a Wednesday press conference that her client’s reputation was “smeared beyond belief.”
"This was a political hit job, no question about it," Isaak said.
The lawsuit names four men who worked at Longleaf Strategies of Montgomery and Highway 31 Super PAC.
It also targets Washington D.C.-based companies Bully Pulpit Interactive, Waterfront Strategies and Priorities USA.
More at: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/399368-roy-moore-sues-over-campaign-ads-against-him