Cards Against Humanity files lawsuit against Elon Musk’s SpaceX for land dispute related to Trump border wall
The lawsuit claims that SpaceX staff unlawfully entered and harmed property near the U.S.-Mexico border, which was acquired by Cards Against Humanity to prevent border wall construction.
Cards Against Humanity, the creators of the well-known adult party game, have initiated a lawsuit against SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, seeking $15 million in damages.
The legal action, submitted in a Texas state court on Thursday, alleges that SpaceX employees unlawfully trespassed and caused harm to land near the U.S.-Mexico border. This land was acquired by Cards Against Humanity in 2017. According to the lawsuit, construction workers have cleared plants and spread gravel on the ground to facilitate parking and operations for SpaceX vehicles.
Cards Against Humanity bought the land close to Brownsville, Texas, using more than $2 million raised through donations to protect the area from former President Donald Trump’s proposal to construct a border wall.
On an Instagram post made on Friday, Cards Against Humanity expressed that Musk “sneaked up on us from behind and completely (expletive) that land with gravel, tractors, and space trash.”
SpaceX has not yet responded to YSL News’s inquiry regarding the case on Friday.
Over 150,000 donors supported the land purchase
In 2017, more than 150,000 individuals contributed $15 each to assist Cards Against Humanity’s mission to make Trump’s border wall initiative “as time-consuming and costly as possible.”
This initiative was part of a six-day crowdfunding campaign featuring surprise giveaways and political fundraisers called “Cards Against Humanity Saves America.”
The lawsuit states that “SpaceX has occupied the property as if it belongs to them for no less than six months without any respect for CAH’s property rights or the welfare of anyone entering what has turned into a worksite that is presumably under OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations,” according to the legal document.
Company will share lawsuit winnings with donors
Should they win the lawsuit, Cards Against Humanity has stated they will distribute the net gains among the 150,000 contributors who helped fund the land transaction.
“Although this doesn’t fully address the distress our supporters have experienced watching Elon Musk destroy their previously lush land − where wild horses roamed freely under the Texas moonlight − we believe this is a decent initial step,” the company remarked.
Furthermore, they established the website ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com, providing greater details about the lawsuit, complete with images showcasing the land’s condition in both 2017 and 2024.