More than 100 leaders in the legal profession signed an open letter warning lawyers who challenge votes this election not to peddle false information in court filings, CNN reports.

The letter from leaders of several city, state and national bar associations urged lawyers to ground their lawsuits in facts. They pointed out an onslaught of cases already this election cycle.

“As past presidents of state, local and national bar associations, this flurry of litigation compels us to remind the profession and the public — The courtroom is not a theater for unsubstantiated claims,” the bar association leaders wrote.

“Filing election-related lawsuits without a solid factual and legal foundation endangers the very institutions lawyers are oathbound to defend. In a functioning democracy, lawsuits are not weapons to spread distrust — they are tools for justice.”

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