Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled that Clark County was not the appropriate jurisdiction for the case.
A Nevada state judge on Friday moved to dismiss an election inference case against six allies of former President Donald Trump.Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus granted a motion to dismiss the case, ruling that the court lacked the jurisdiction to oversee it.The ContextLast December, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D.
The six defendants in Ford's case are Nevada GOP chairman Michael McDonald, Clark Country Republican Party chairman Jesse Law, Republican National Committee member Jim DeGraffenreid, national and Douglas County GOP committee member Shawn Meehan, Durward James Hindle III and Eileen Rice.What We KnowThe defense argued that the case was improperly brought in Las Vegas instead of Carson City or Reno, which are closer to where the alleged election interference took place.
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