Rights, Speech and Courts

Litigation over speech, press, platforms and civil rights.

• Government and Oversight

  DOGE's receipts and DOGE's data: what the audits and court filings actually show

  DOGE's savings claims carried documented errors ($8 billion listed for an $8 million contract), a 2026 GAO audit found most savings unverifiable, and a January 2026 court filing described unauthorized SSA data handling.

  Primary record February 17, 2025 – August 6, 2026 7 sources
• Elections and Democracy

  Musk and the 2024 vote: the $1 million giveaway settlement, Grok's false ballot deadlines, and what the St. Clair texts do and do not show

  Musk and America PAC agreed on October 15, 2026 to settle two class actions over the 2024 $1 million voter giveaways on undisclosed terms; in 2024 Grok spread false ballot-deadline information for about ten days.

  Reporting July 21, 2024 – October 15, 2026 9 sources
• Rights, Speech and Courts

  X Corp. v. Center for Countering Digital Hate: dismissed in 2024 as a case 'about punishing the defendants for their speech,' argued on appeal September 30, 2026, decision pending

  A judge dismissed X's suit against a hate-speech research group in March 2024 as a case about punishing speech; the Ninth Circuit heard X's appeal on September 30, 2026 and has not ruled.

  Primary record July 31, 2023 – September 30, 2026 4 sources
• Government and Oversight

  Musk and the SEC: the 2018 'funding secured' penalties, the 2026 Twitter-disclosure settlement, and a $2.37 billion partisan estimate

  Musk and Tesla each paid $20 million to settle the 2018 'funding secured' case; in 2026 a Musk trust paid $1.5 million to settle the SEC's Twitter-disclosure suit, approved despite the judge's 'significant misgivings'.

  Primary record September 29, 2018 – July 8, 2026 8 sources