Derek Muller
Role at the time: University of Notre Dame law professor
Condemned
Statement summary
Muller argues that the statute does not authorize DOJ to block certification of the Alaska Senate result.
“The statute simply doesn’t let the Department of Justice enjoin certification”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Trump says he ordered DOJ's Alaska lawsuit; Devan Barber condemns itTrump airport comments and Devan Barber statement; updated 10:44 p.m. Eastern
AP attributes Trump's acknowledgment of ordering the suit to remarks to reporters and quotes Barber's criticism. The complaint supplies the precise conditions of the requested relief.
Why we used this label
Muller says the statute does not let DOJ enjoin certification. This directly rejects the legal basis for the requested intervention, the action under scrutiny in this case.