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Elon's pet judge slapped down: Xitter's witch hunt for Media Matters donors put on hold
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Elon's pet judge slapped down: Xitter's witch hunt for Media Matters donors put on hold

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 22, 2024
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Judge O'Connor. Illustration: Rob Beschizza
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Elon Musk's handpicked judge, a proud Tesla shareholder, was humiliated when a federal appeals court yesterday overruled him, ruling that Xitter couldn't inspect donor information from the nonprofit watchdog group Media Matters.

As Reuters reports, "In a ruling on Sunday, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit C…

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