Denial Is Urged of 2020 Election Robocallers' Motion for Reconsideration

Ten individual and group plaintiffs oppose the Feb. 28 motion for reconsideration of the March 2023 order granting summary judgment against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for their roles in the robocall campaign designed to suppress Black citizens' mail-in votes in the run-up to the 2020 election (see 2402290047), said their opposition Monday (docket 1:20-cv-08668) in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Manhattan. The defendants have failed to demonstrate the extraordinary circumstances justifying the relief they seek, said the plaintiffs, including New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). The court already “considered and rejected” issues raised in their motion when it ruled that Wohl and Burkman acted intentionally in intimidating voters with their robocall campaign by making threats of legal, economic and physical harm, said the opposition.