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“Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage”
NYT: A judge on Wednesday dismissed federal corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how prosecutorial ...
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“Trump Attorney Studied Options for Third Presidential Term”
WSJ: Donald Trump’s attorney Boris Epshteyn made a bold assertion during a meeting in late 2023: Trump wouldn’t necessarily be limited to two terms in office. Speaking to an associate in October 2023 ...
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“Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions”
NYT: A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday, The Associated Press ...
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“Ballot shortages reported in Milwaukee, but officials say no voters will be turned away
Milwaukee election officials are reporting ballot shortages at voting sites due to what they say is “unprecedented high turnout” in Tuesday’s spring election. Seven polling sites were totally out of ...
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Watched Archived Video of SDP Webinar, Combatting False Election Information: Lessons from 2024 and a Look to the Future
Fascinating discussion with Alice Marwick, Kate Starbird, and Josh Tucker. Watch: ...
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“Judge dismisses election security case but voices ‘concerns’ about Georgia’s voting computers”
AJC: A federal judge has dismissed an epic court case challenging Georgia’s touchscreen voting system, ending the seven-year lawsuit that uncovered election security vulnerabilities and a breach in ...
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“Nearly 60 bipartisan election officials express their opposition to the SAVE Act”
Nearly 60 bipartisan election officials from across the country are expressing their opposition to the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, S. 128) — federal legislation expected to be voted on in the House of ...
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Voting Rights Groups Sue Over Trump’s Election EO
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. W ...
Opinion
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Ben Ginsberg: “Echoes of Gore’s Florida recount in Griffin’s attempt to toss ballots”
Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to invalidate 60,000 North Carolina voters bear haunting parallels to what Al Gore supporters tried to do late in the 2000 Florida recount to take away George W. Bush’s ...
Opinion
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Michael Rosin: “Professor Tribe Is Mistaken – Donald Trump Cannot Be Elected Vice President”
A guest post from Michael Rosin, drawn from “Why Did the Framers of Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment Employ the Term Failed to Qualify?” (forthcoming in South Texas Law Review) and from material ...
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“Republicans double down on voter ID — even though it may not help them”
Muller, Election Subversion and the Writ of Mandamus, William & Mary Law Review (forthcoming) Spencer Overton, Power to Regulate Social Media Companies to Prevent Voter Suppression. GWU Legal Studies ...
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“Democrats sue Trump administration over elections executive order”
WaPo: Several Democratic groups — including the Democratic National Committee — along with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) ...