The Democratic National Committee and former chairwoman Deborah Wasserman Schultz won’t have to defend against claims they rigged the 2016 presidential primaries for Hillary Clinton, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive the case.
The justices declined to take up the issue on Monday.
Donors to the DNC and Clinton’s primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alleged the organization and its leadership actively worked to undermine Sanders’ campaign and bolster Clinton’s, despite promises to run fair and unbiased contests.
The Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said the plaintiffs hadn’t said enough in their complaint about ...
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