Critic Files Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Congresswoman Boebert’s Legal Action
In Weld County Court, David Wheeler, a critic of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and head of American Muckrakers PAC, has filed an anti-SLAPP motion. This motion aims to dismiss a protection order sought by Boebert against Wheeler, who previously filed…
Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, October 3, 2026 — In Weld County Court, David Wheeler, identified as the head of American Muckrakers PAC and a critic of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, has submitted an anti-SLAPP motion. The filing aims to have a protection order, which was sought by Representative Boebert against Wheeler, dismissed.
The legal maneuver by Wheeler comes after he had previously filed an ethics complaint concerning Representative Boebert. According to court documents related to the anti-SLAPP motion, Wheeler contends that Boebert’s pursuit of the protection order constitutes an effort to suppress his voice and infringe upon his rights to constitutionally protected speech.
An anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) motion is a legal tool designed to protect individuals and organizations from frivolous lawsuits that are intended to censor, intimidate, or silence opponents by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their efforts.
The specific details of the protection order sought by Representative Boebert were not immediately detailed in the provided summary. Similarly, the nature of the previous ethics complaint filed by Wheeler against the Congresswoman was not specified.
Wheeler’s argument centers on the assertion that Boebert’s legal action is retaliatory and aimed at hindering his public criticism and related activities. The Weld County Court will now consider Wheeler’s motion to dismiss the protection order based on these arguments.
Story summarized from the original created by Ernest Luning on gazette.com, see more information here.
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