Nearly a year has passed since the Gateway Journalism Review first reported that LockerDome, a prominent St. Louis tech startup, had become a company that partners with some of the most notorious right-wing websites in the country. Serving as an advertising middleman, LockerDome was actually helping to fuel dozens of sites promoting election denial, white … [Read more...] about News Analysis: St. Louis tech startup that monetizes far-right fantasies faces little pushback in its hometown
The Gateway Pundit says he’s the one being defamed
The Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy theorist who is the target of a high-profile defamation case in the St. Louis Circuit Court, is attempting to turn the tables on his accusers. On Jan. 16, lawyers for The Gateway Pundit filed a counterclaim against two Georgia poll workers, Ruby Freeman and daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who sued him for … [Read more...] about The Gateway Pundit says he’s the one being defamed
St. Louis judge largely favors Georgia poll workers in court wrangling with The Gateway Pundit
A St. Louis Circuit judge has ruled that The Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy website owned by James Hoft, must provide much of the information his accusers have been seeking for six months in their defamation suit against him. Judge Jason M. Sengheiser sided largely with attorneys for the two Georgia poll workers, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, who sued The Gateway … [Read more...] about St. Louis judge largely favors Georgia poll workers in court wrangling with The Gateway Pundit
Hearing gets underway in Gateway Pundit defamation suit
A high-stakes defamation suit against The Gateway Pundit, a far right, St. Louis-based website, is off to a slow and contentious start in St. Louis Circuit Court. But a hearing today could begin to untie some of the knots. The hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in the court of Judge Jason Sengheiser. The agenda includes a motion to compel … [Read more...] about Hearing gets underway in Gateway Pundit defamation suit
Effort to discipline Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley ends in failure; critic says ethics process is ‘opaque, arbitrary’
An effort to discipline Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., for his statements about the 2020 presidential election has received a final rejection from state legal authorities, leaving the man who led the effort feeling “ripped off.” In two recent letters to Alan B. Hoffman, the retired St. Louis lawyer who led the group seeking punishment, the Advisory Committee of the Supreme … [Read more...] about Effort to discipline Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley ends in failure; critic says ethics process is ‘opaque, arbitrary’