A judge in New York has tossed a lawsuit filed against the Trump campaign and Wikileaks by the Democratic National Committee over the hacked emails from the 2016 election.

According to The Daily Caller:

A judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed the Democratic National Committee lawsuit against members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, saying they were not legally liable for publicizing emails that Russian hackers stole from the party’s computer systems.

“The DNC has now had three chances to plead a viable complaint and it is not clear how the DNC could plead around the fundamental defects in the current complaint,” Judge John Koeltl said in his decision.

The DNC first sued the Russian government, Trump associates, WikiLeaks and several other individuals April 20, 2018, alleging a conspiracy to steal and disseminate emails 20,000 DNC emails WikiLeaks published July 22, 2016.

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Koeltl ruled that while the Russian government was behind the theft of DNC emails, Trump campaign associates and WikiLeaks “did not participate in any wrongdoing in obtaining the materials in the first place.”

Koeltl ruled that Trump associates and Wikileaks are protected under the First Amendment just like the media outlets who published the emails. 

The judge also prohibited the lawsuit to move forward against the Russian government. He cited international agreements that prohibit such practices.