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AMERICA FIRST LEGAL

/s/ Gene P. Hamilton

Gene P. Hamilton, GA Bar No. 516201*

Reed D. Rubinstein, DC Bar No. 400153*

Nicholas R. Barry, TN Bar No. 031963*

Michael Ding, DC Bar No. 1027252*

Juli Z. Haller, DC Bar No. 466921*

James K. Rogers, AZ Bar No. 027287*

Andrew J. Block, VA Bar No. 91537*

611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #231

Washington, DC 20003

(202) 964-3721

gene.hamilton@aflegal.org

reed.rubinstein@aflegal.org

nicholas.bary@aflegal.org

michael.ding@aflegal.org

juli.haller@aflegal.org

james.rogers@aflegal.org

andrew.block@aflegal.org

JAMES OTIS LAW GROUP, LLC

/s/ D. John Sauer

D. John Sauer, Mo. Bar No. 58721*

Justin D. Smith, Mo. Bar No. 63253*

13321 North Outer Forty Road, Suite 300

St. Louis, Missouri 63017

(314) 562-0031

John.Sauer@james-otis.com

LANGLEY & PARKS, LLC

By: /s/ Julianna P. Parks

Julianna P. Parks, Bar Roll No. 30658

4444 Viking Drive, Suite100

Bossier City, Louisiana 71111

(318) 383-6422 Telephone

(318) 383-6405 Telefax

jparks@langleyparks.com

...for the rights of Plaintiffs and Class members. Defendants’ conduct was malicious, oppressive, and done in reckless disregard of Plaintiffs’ and Class members’ rights.

CLAIMS FOR RELIEF COUNT ONE – Civil Rights Conspiracy Under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) Against All Defendants 388. 1 OF 4?

The foregoing Paragraphs are incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein. 389. Section 1985(3) of Title 42, United States Code, provides: If two or more persons in any State or Territory conspire … for the purpose of depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws; or for the purpose of preventing or hindering the constituted authorities of any State or Territory from giving or securing to all persons within such State or Territory the equal protection of the laws … in any case of conspiracy set forth in this section, if one or more persons engaged therein do, or cause to be done, any act in furtherance of the object of such conspiracy, whereby another is injured in his person or property, or deprived of having and exercising any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, the party so injured or deprived may have an action for the recovery of damages occasioned by such injury or deprivation, against any one or more of the conspirators.

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P 87 RELIEF

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Speech on social media on the basis of viewpoint and discriminatory animus.

  1. Defendants’ conduct is the cause-in-fact, legal cause, but-for cause, and proximate

cause of Plaintiffs’ and Class members’ loss of the rights and freedoms and other injuries and

damages alleged herein.

  1. As a result of Defendants’ conduct, Plaintiffs and Class members have suffered and

continue to suffer injuries and losses including loss of fundamental rights and freedoms, economic

injuries, loss of economic opportunities, and non-economic injuries, among others.

  1. Defendants intentionally harmed and continue to harm Plaintiffs and Class

members without just cause and acted with a deliberate, egregious, and flagrant disregard for the

rights of Plaintiffs and Class members. Defendants’ conduct is malicious, oppressive, and done in

reckless disregard of Plaintiffs’ and Class members’ clearly established rights.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs, on their own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated,

respectfully pray that this Court grant them the following relief:

A. Certify the case for class-wide adjudication under Rules 23(a), 23(b)(2), and

23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

B. Declare, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, that Defendants’ conduct violates

the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3), 42 U.S.C. § 1983,

common-law doctrines of tortious interference and breach of duty, and other applicable laws;

C. Preliminarily and permanently enjoin Defendants, their officers, officials, agents,

servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting in concert or participation with them, from

continuing to engage in the ongoing unlawful conduct alleged in this Complaint;

D. Preliminarily and permanently enjoin Defendants, their officers, officials, agents,

servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons acting in concert or participation with them, from

taking any steps to procure the censorship of any speech or content on social media by Plaintiffs,

Class members, or any speaker they listen to or follow on social media;

E. Award Plaintiffs and Class members nominal damages for each and every speaker,

item, act of social-media content, post, tweet, engagement, comment, liking, reposting, and/or any

other act of expression on online or social media that was or would have been made or viewed by

any Plaintiff and/or Class member but was or is suppressed or censored in any way in violation of

Plaintiffs’ and Class members’ rights as a result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct;

F. Award compensatory damages appropriate to compensate Plaintiffs’ and Class

members’ monetary losses incurred as a result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct;

G. Award compensatory damages appropriate to compensate Plaintiffs’ and Class

members’ non-economic injuries sustained as a result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct;

H. Award punitive damages appropriate to punish and deter similar unlawful conduct

by Defendants and others that are commensurate to the egregious, intentional, widespread, and

systematic civil-rights violations and tortious conduct perpetrated by Defendants;

I. Award Plaintiffs and Class members reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses

under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and other applicable fee-shifting provisions; and

J. Grant such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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JULIA Z. HALLER. (Bar Number 466921) and. BRANDON C ... Haller is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia ... Respondent Haller and her co-counsel made ...

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[### Julia Haller 2024-01-09 Specification of Charges

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[### Via email to: odcinfo@dcodc.org Hamilton P. Fox, III Office ... Patrick Malone Law

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Feb 25, 2021 — Washington, DC 20001. LONE. In re: Ethics complaint to D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel re "Kraken" lawsuits. Julia Z. Haller, DC Bar No. 466921.

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[### Case 1:23-cv-02765 Document 1 Filed 09/21/23 Page 1 of 7 Reclaim The Net

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Sep 21, 2023 — Juli Z. Haller (DC Bar No. 466921). Michael Ding (DC Bar No. 1027252). AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #231. Washington, ...

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Dec 30, 2020 — Bar Number /State466921/ DC Court of Apps;. Firm Name: Defending the Republic. Address/P.O. Box: 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, S. Bldg, STE 91.

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Jan 4, 2021 — Julia Z. Haller. DC Bar No. 466921. Brandon Johnson. DC Bar No. 491370. Defending the Republic. 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Suite 900. South ...

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[### Via email to: odcinfo@dcodc.org Hamilton P. Fox, III Office ... Patrick Malone Law

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Feb 25, 2021 — In re: Ethics complaint to D.C. Bar Disciplinary Counsel re Gohmert v Pence. Dear Mr. Fox: Julia Z. Haller, DC Bar No. 466921. Lawrence Joseph ...

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I worked as a provisional Schedule C while the Chairman is to be confirmed addressing various issues. I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with and learn about the team at the Export Import Bank. I worked as a provisional Schedule C while the Chairman is to be confirmed addressing various issues. I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with and learn about the team at the Export Import Bank.

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Juli Haller is a serious professional attorney! Juli assisted me in defending the Rights of Americans, and I would pick her to be by my side in any courtroom! She is intelligent, educated, and focused. Juli devotes herself to her clients and will accept any challenge with confidence and courage!

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Three attorneys who participated in former President Donald Trump's plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election are now facing disciplinary charges by the Washington, DC bar that could result in them permanently losing their ability to practice law in the nation's capital.

According to a Friday report in Politico, lawyers Judi Haller, Brandon Johnson and Lawrence Joseph are all now accused of making statements to the court that they knew to be false in filing election challenges on Trump's behalf, and could ultimately be disbarred over their actions. Haller and Johnson worked alongside fellow Trump lawyer Sidney Powell (one of the former president's co-defendants in the Fulton County RICO trial who has since pleaded guilty) on her post-election lawsuits in swing states that then-candidate Joe Biden narrowly won in 2020.

Meanwhile, Lawrence Joseph is being investigated for a suit he helped Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) file against then-Vice President Mike Pence for pressuring him to declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election while presiding over the US Senate's certification of Electoral College votes. That suit was ultimately thrown out by an appeals court panel after being denied by a federal district judge.

Politico additionally reported that following her work with Sidney Powell, Judi Haller went on to defend several participants in the January 6 insurrection, including Kelly Meggs — a member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia in Florida who was eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. Haller now works at America First Legal, which is led by former Trump adviser (and outed white nationalist) Stephen Miller.

Haller, Johnson and Joseph are merely the latest Trump-affiliated attorneys at risk of losing their law licenses. Former Trump attorney John Eastman – who authored the infamous "Eastman Memo" that laid out the strategy for Pence to hand the election to Trump — just completed a lengthy disciplinary hearing in California, where a final decision is expected by late February.

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani had his law license stripped as a result of his efforts to subvert the election. And former assistant attorney general Jeffrey Clark is in the midst of his own disbarment proceedings, where Trump has threatened to invoke executive privilege and trigger what could be months of litigation. Both Giuliani and Clark are also defending themselves against felony charges in Fulton County.

A DC bar committee will conduct an initial hearing into the charges against Haller, Johnson and Joseph, and could recommend a range of penalties, including suspension and disbarment.

READ MORE:'Materially changes this case': Trump gets involved in Jan. 6 accomplice's disbarment

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Never before in U.S. history had a president who lost an election and falsely claimed that he didn’t have so many attorneys who were willing to be a mouthpiece for his conspiracy theories.

From Rudy Giuliani to Sidney Powell to Lin Wood to Jenna Ellis to John C. Eastman, Trump’s election lies received a great deal of promotion in the dark corners of the legal profession.

But journalist Heidi Przybyla, in a report for Politico published on July 5, stresses that for some “Stop the Steal” lawyers, business is good.

Giuliani’s license to practice law has been suspended in New York State as well as Washington, D.C. But Przybyla notes that Michigan-based “Stop the Steal” lawyer Judi Haller is thriving.

“Juli Haller was part of Donald Trump’s legal brigade in Michigan, filing a lawsuit alongside the ubiquitous Sidney Powell that claimed absentee vote counts were likely manipulated by a computer algorithm developed by allies of deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez,” Przybyla explains. “The lawsuit was quickly deemed baseless, and she was among nine attorneys ordered by a federal judge to pay the city of Detroit and state of Michigan’s legal fees and referred for possible disbarment. In a blistering rebuke, Judge Linda V. Parker called it a ‘historic and profound abuse of the judicial process.’”

Przybyla continues, “But unlike Rudy Giuliani, whose law license was suspended in New York and Washington, D.C., for championing similar cases — or Haller’s own co-counsel, Powell, whose law license is at risk in Texas — Haller is going strong. She has gained a robust client roster that includes two alleged members of the far-right vigilante group the Oath Keepers who are accused of fueling the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.”

Przybyla stresses that Haller is hardly the only “Stop the Steal” lawyer who has become a “go-to attorney for MAGA extremists.”

“In total, at least 16 lawyers who represented plaintiffs in five federal lawsuits promoting Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in the key battlegrounds of Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona remain in good standing or have no record of disciplinary action with their respective bar associations or licensing authorities, according to a Politico review,” Przybyla reports. “Fourteen of them have since engaged in additional work in support of the election fraud conspiracies or conspiracists behind Trump’s attempt to remain in power despite losing the election to President Joe Biden. These include defending accused January 6 rioters, consulting for partisan election ‘audits’ or partaking in advocacy or legal cases sowing doubts about the integrity of the nation’s elections, Politico found.”

One attorney who refused to promote the Big Lie was, ironically, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr. As much of a Trump enabler as Barr was during most of his time as attorney general, promoting Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him was a line that he was unwilling to cross. Barr bluntly described the Big Lie as “bullshit,” maintaining that there was zero evidence that now-President Joe Biden didn’t win the 2020 election fairly.

But many other pro-Trump attorneys were more than happy to cross a line that even Barr wouldn’t cross.

Attorney David Fink, according to Przybyla, is “leading the charge” to get “Stop the Steal” attorneys disbarred in Michigan.

Fink told Politico, “These lawyers have to be stopped from practicing law. It’s that simple. They disregarded their oath, they told lies to the court, and they spread the ‘Big Lie.’”

Another person pushing for accountability for “Stop the Steal” attorneys is David Levine, who is part of the Alliance for Securing Democracy.

Levine told Politico, “If these folks aren’t held accountable, they’ll feel emboldened to continue to engage in actions that not only erode trust in the legal profession and integrity of elections, but endanger lives of the American people…. We saw, in 2020, how false election information could not only fuel an insurrection, but cause bodily harm and loss of lives. After Watergate, we saw the legal profession be at the forefront of ethics reform. It’s dramatically different from what we’re seeing here.”

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