The Dispute Index

Mike Davis

Mike Davis is an American lawyer and founder and president of the Article III Project. He previously served as chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee and as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.

Also known as Michael R. DavisWebsite (opens in a new tab)
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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Mike Davis, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Mike Davis

Mike Davis

Role at the time: Lawyer and Article III Project founder writing an opinion column

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Davis defends the conduct as protected reporting and argues that felony prosecution threatens press freedom. He calls for a federal civil-rights investigation of Moriarty.

“What Higby and O'Keefe did was vintage investigative journalism, not voter fraud.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Davis defends the Minnesota undercover operation in his own organization's publicationMike Davis, October 30, 2026; paragraph beginning What Higby and O'Keefe did
Why we used this label

Relative to the polling-place conduct, Davis justifies the undercover methods as journalism and rejects treating them as voter fraud.

Read statementFull case: Hennepin County charges James O'Keefe and Cam Higby over Minneapolis vouching videos; O'Keefe says they never applied for a ballot

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