MyPillow founder Mike Lindell does not have to pay $5 million to a software developer who tried to disprove his 2020 election interference claims, a federal appeals court ruled. The judges in ...

Mike Lindell celebrates victory after appeals court voids $5m award in election data dispute By STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press,Updated July 24, 2025, 12:56 p.m.

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell does not have to pay $5 million award to Summerlin resident over 2020 election fraud dispute.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court handed a victory Wednesday to Mike Lindell, ruling that the MyPillow founder doesn't have to pay a $5 million award to a software engineer who disputed ...

Local News Mike Lindell celebrates victory after appeals court voids $5M award in election data dispute The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals found that an arbitration panel overstepped its authority.

A court overturned a previous ruling requiring Mike Lindell to pay out $5 million to a software engineer who had entered Mr. Lindell’s challenge to skeptics of his election interference claims.

In 2021, Lindell started the "Prove Mike Wrong Challenge" during a Sioux Falls event, saying anyone who proved his data wrong would be get $5 million.

In 2021, Lindell started the "Prove Mike Wrong Challenge" during a Sioux Falls event, saying anyone who proved his data wrong would be get $5 million.

The ruling comes amid a string of legal battles for MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump.

A federal appeals court handed a victory Wednesday to Mike Lindell, ruling that the MyPillow founder doesn't have to pay a $5 million award to a software engineer who disputed data that Lindell ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell doesn't have to pay a $5 million award to a software engineer ...