According to CoinMeta, on August 21st, the U.S. Federal Appellate Court ruled that James O'Keeffe and his project, Project Truth (Project Veritas), should not bear $130,000 in damages in a case regarding secret actions against democratic strategists. The court held that the jury's compensation ruling violated the First Amendment by punishing the defendants for publishing news stories. The case stemmed from a video released by Project Truth that showed conversations with democratic strategist Robert Kramer and other democratic operators. The court noted that Kramer failed to prove that the defendants' illegal actions were the main cause of the damages, and that the protected content was the primary reason for their contractual losses.