The Tennessee Republican alleges that Smith used a secret subpoena for Verizon toll records, violating the Fourth Amendment and the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution. The filing states that at least 20 other GOP lawmakers and roughly 400 Republican individuals and organizations were also affected by the data collection during Smith's probe of the 2020 election. Blackburn's suit seeks $1 in damages and calls for Smith's own criminal prosecution.
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All Middle District Tennessee Judges Recuse From Blackburn Smith Suit
US Politics15 days ago
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals is assigning an outside jurist to oversee the legal battle involving Senator Marsha Blackburn and former special counsel Jack Smith. Every judge in the Middle District of Tennessee has recused themselves from the case, creating a local vacancy that forces the circuit court to pick a judge from outside the district to hear the lawsuit. Blackburn is suing the Department of Justice and Smith over the seizure of her private cellphone records.
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