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Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN

1A Lawyers: is it possible to go after the media outlets that air these illegally-funded ads?

Democratic Party institutions and candidates probably have standing. Not sure what their claims would be though. Regaerdless, it's not a 1A issue.

If your neighbor is illegally peeing into your other neighbor's yard, you probably have standing the sue the urinator to stop because it's an offense against the public, including you. But your other neighbors haven't done anything illegal, so no basis for suit against them.

If they keep opening the gate for the urinator, who tells them "I need a place to urinate," doesn't that aid in the commission of an offense against the public? I've only recently learned the term "attractive nuisance" which doesn't quite fit the analogy but seems related.

That would be conspiracy to unlawfully pee. There's no suggestion of crminal conpiracy between the trump administratrion and the networks on these campaign ads. To the contrary, the nets probably are obligated to run them under federal law.