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DES MOINES — A federal lawsuit against the Iowa Poll and the Des Moines Register has been dismissed by a judge before oral arguments.

U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger on Thursday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the Center for American Rights, a Chicago-based, conservative nonprofit, over the final Iowa Poll just before the 2024 presidential election. Dismissing a lawsuit with prejudice means it cannot be refiled.

The federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Des Moines Register subscriber from West Des Moines , alleged the Iowa Poll results deceived consumers, distorted public perception and undermined confidence in the electoral process. It accused the newspaper

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