an abuse of the legal system. that s what federal judge reed newwriter called a lawsuit filed by two colorado lawyer, gary fielder and earnest walker, that tried to overturn the presidential election. the judge dismissed the lawsuit and found that the lawyers violated federal rules on filing privacy privilege louis lawsuits. so today the judge ordered them to pay $100,000 in attorneys fees for the defendants they sued including the states of michigan and pennsylvania, along with facebook and dominion voting systems. the judge wrote as officers of the court, these attorneys have a higher duty and calling that requires meaningful investigation before prematurely repeating in court pleadings unverified and uninvestigated, defamatory rumors that strike at the heart of our democratic system and were used by others