Order on Motion to Approve Consent Judgment – #131 in The Daily Wire, LLC v. United States Department of State (E.D. Tex., 6:23-cv-00609) – CourtListener.com
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Order on Motion to Approve Consent Judgment
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#131
District Court, E.D. Texas
Docket Number:
6:23-cv-00609
Citation:<br>The Daily Wire, LLC v. United States Department of State, 6:23-cv-00609, (E.D. Tex. Apr 08, 2026) ECF No. 131
Date Filed:
April 8th, 2026, 4:38 p.m. CDT
Uploaded:
April 8th, 2026, 6:36 p.m. CDT
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Consent Decree. Signed by District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle on 4/8/2026. (esw) (Entered: 04/08/2026)
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Case 6:23-cv-00609-JDK Document 131 Filed 04/08/26 Page 1 of 14 PageID #:<br>2482
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT<br>FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS<br>TYLER DIVISION
THE DAILY WIRE, LLC, et aL,
Plaintiffs,
v.<br>Civil Action No. 6:23-cv-00609 QDK)<br>UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF<br>STATE et. aL,
Defendants.
CONSENT DECREE<br>I. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
2. Pursuant to the Court's May 7, 2024 denial of Defendants' Motion to Transfer, venue
is proper in this District under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e)(1)(C) because this is a civil action in which
Defendants are officers and agencies of the United States and Plaintiff the State of Texas resides in
this District. See Order, ECF No. 53 at 33-34.
II. GENERAL PROVISIONS
3. This Agreement resolves all claims in Plaintiffs' Complaint filed in this case. This
Agreement shall constitute the entire integrated Agreement of the Parties. No prior drafts or prior or
contemporaneous communications, oral or written, shall be relevant or admissible for purposes of
determining the meaning of any provisions herein in any litigation or other proceeding.
4. This Agreement is binding upon all Parties hereto, by and through their officials,
agents, employees, assigns, and successors.
Case 6:23-cv-00609-JDK Document 131 Filed 04/08/26 Page 2 of 14 PageID #:<br>2483
5. This Agreement is enforceable only by the Parties or their successors as provided by
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. No person or entity is intended to be a third-party beneficiary
of the provisions of this Agreement for purposes of any civil, criminal, or administrative action.
Accordingly, no Party may seek to enforce this Agreement on behalf of a third party, and no person
or entity other than the Parties may assert any claim or right as a beneficiary or protected class under
this Agreement. With respect to Plaintiff the State of Texas, this Agreement may be enforced only by
the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and only on the State of Texas's behalf. Plaintiff the State
of Texas shall not have the authority to enforce this agreement on behalf of its citizens.
6. This Agreement is not intended to limit the right of any person or organization or to
expand the right of any person or organization other than the Plaintiffs to seek relief against the United
States or any officer, agent or employee thereof, for their conduct.
7. This Agreement shall remain operative until January 31, 2036.
8. For purposes of this Agreement the term "domestic media outlet(s)" means any
individual or organization, no matter how organized, physically operating from within the United
States or one of its territories, as a provider or aggregator of news. This definition does not include
foreign state and non-state...