Elon Musk's X Corp. could have filed its defamation lawsuit against Media Matters for America in Northern California, where the social media platform is headquartered. Or it could have sued in Washington,

The lawsuit says the nonprofit company Media Matters for America, “knowingly and maliciously” created side-by-side images to depict advertisers’ posts on X next to Neo-Nazi and white-nationalist content.

The judge presiding over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Media Matters for America has recused himself from the case, according to court documents. In a notice filed with the court on Tuesday,