Federal Judge Dismisses RNC Email Case Against Google

The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Google for routing their emails to spam folders, alleging violations of the law. However, a federal judge dismissed the case, stating that the RNC failed to prove any harm to Gmail users or any legislative policy implications. The RNC later amended the lawsuit, claiming that Google suppressed their emails based on political affiliation. The judge found the updated filing plausible in showing bad faith on Google’s part but noted that the RNC did not demonstrate violations of the California Unfair Competition Law. The judge also ruled against the RNC’s arguments that Google is a common carrier and intentionally interfered with economic relations. The RNC did not provide evidence of future economic benefit from their emails, leading to the dismissal of the case. The RNC did not comment on the decision, while Google stated that they will continue investing in spam-filtering technologies to protect users from unwanted emails.

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