December 12, 2023 – United States District Court for the District of Oregon: Marc Thielman, et. al v. Tina Kotek, et. al
LOCAL RULE 7-1 CONFERRAL
The parties made a good faith effort through a telephone conference to resolve the dispute and have been unable to do so.
MOTION
Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction order prohibiting Defendants from surveiling and/or suppressing speech concerning alleged misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation. This includes an order halting any performance of work pursuant to the Secretary of State’s Office Request for Proposal titled “Election False Information Solution.”
INTRODUCTION
Oregon seeks to sign a contract to identify and mitigate harmful information online as it relates to elections (mis-, dis-, and mal- information, or “MDM”). The alleged “harmful information” is only harmful in the sense that it damages the credibility of Oregon’s repeated claims that its elections are “safe and secure.” Like authoritarians since time immemorial, Oregon seeks to suppress and silence those who disagree with its message, in violation of the First Amendment. The State of Oregon only exists to serve the people, for whom it works. Oregon is prohibited from interfering in the public’s speech criticizing Oregon’s elections or any other matter. Oregon’s “Election False Information Solution” is a blatant violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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