MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell takes a selfie on July 2 with White House border czar Tom Homan (R) outside the White House in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, an appeals court ruled Lindell did not have to pay out a $5 million award over a past contest tied to conspiracies related to the 2020 election. Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo
July 23 (UPI) -- MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell got a break Wednesday in one of the multiple lawsuits against the noted conspiracy theorist and ardent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Missouri and Minnesota-based 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which covers seven states, reversed a lower court decision in a 12-page ruling. It said a previous panel of deciders overstepped by forcing Lindell to pay a man who won Lindell's contest related to his discredited conspiracies surrounding the 2020 election.
The three-judge panel -- two appointed by former President George H.W. Bush and one by Trump -- handed down a unanimous decision by ruling that a past panel of arbiters exceeded power by altering already clear contractual terms.
"Fair or not, agreed-to contract terms may not be modified by the panel or by this court," wrote U.S. Circuit Judge James Loken, a Bush-appointee.
