As reported in the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The DOJ supports the plaintiffs’ right to sue under the Voting Rights Act to challenge the use of intimidating robocalls to New Hampshire voters featuring a deep fake of President Biden’s voice telling them not to vote in the New Hampshire presidential primary election in January 2024. 

“Robocalls in particular can violate voting rights by incentivizing voters to remain away from the polls, deceive voters into believing false information and provoke fear among the targeted individuals,” said U.S. Attorney Jane Young. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office commends any private citizen willing to stand up against these aggressive tactics and exercise their rights to participate in the enforcement process for the Voting Rights Act.”

LWV-NH, LWV-US, and the individual voters are suing to stop the defendants from using robocalls and AI technology to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or deceive voters.

Free Speech For People and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP represent the plaintiffs, alongside local counsel Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, & Pachios, Chartered, LLP.

Read the Statement of Interest of the United States here.

Learn more about the case here.