Three-Judge Panel Reverses
and Remands "Zuckerbucks" Case
BATON ROUGE, LA – In a major win for election integrity,
a Louisiana Court of Appeal has sided with Attorney General Jeff Landry in his
lawsuit against the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life
(CTCL) over private funding of elections.
After a district judge dismissed the suit over CTCL
violating state law by trying to inject private funds into our election system
during the 2020 presidential election cycle, a three-judge panel at the Third
Circuit yesterday reversed that decision and remanded the case back to the
trial court.
“Our law is clear: no individual, including Mark
Zuckerberg, should supersede the people's elected representatives,” said
Attorney General Landry. “Our elections should never be for sale; private money
should not fund our elections.”
The appellate court agreed with Attorney General Landry
that the trial court's conclusion was “legally incorrect” – ruling that
Attorney General Landry “has stated a cause of action to protect an interest of
the state by preventing the funding of elections with private money.”
“I applaud the great work done by my Assistant Attorneys
General Jeffrey Wale, Carey Jones, Jeddie Smith, and Ryan Montegut,” continued
Attorney General Landry. “My office and I will continue to defend Louisiana's election
system against improper influence.”