On April 19, the supporters of Bernie Sanders who are suing the Democratic National Committee filed their reply brief in the Eleventh Circuit in Wilding v Democratic National Committee, 17-14194. The brief says, “To wit, Defendants want this Court to construe the First Amendment so broadly as to immunize a political party and its leadership from any legal liability arising from the making of false representations in connection with the receipt of money – or what the common law regards as fraud.”

The brief also says “Plaintiffs and the proposed Class members collectively paid millions of dollars in campaign donations based on a false belief that was perpetuated by the DNC and its former chairwoman through a series of false statements and ommissions: namely that the DNC was running (as it was obliged to do under its own Charter) a presidential primary process that was fair and evenhanded between the candidates and had not determined that one of the candidates, Hillary Clinton, would be the nominee even before the race started.”