After court order, DOJ releases timeline of Fulton County election probe
Following a federal court order earlier this week, the Justice Department Friday turned over key details behind its seizure of 2020 election records in Fulton County.
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Trump DOJ must reveal details on Fulton County ballot seizure, judge orders
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over key details behind its seizure of 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia — rejecting the government’s effort to keep that information secret.
With green light from Supreme Court, here’s where the GOP can gerrymander before the midterms
In addition to the spat of GOP mid-decade gerrymanders already enacted at Trump’s urging, another four Republican states could redraw maps to gain upwards of nine House seats — that’s in addition to the nine Republicans already added thanks to redistricting in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri and Ohio.
Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds
The legal cases are primarily concentrated in the South, where America’s legacy of racial discrimination still casts the longest shadow over voting rights.
Fulton County again turns Harmeet Dhillon’s comments against DOJ in ballot seizure case
Harmeet Dhillon’s media habits may, again, be undermining the Department of Justice’s effort to defend the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia.
Ahead of midterms, Trump’s DOJ is targeting voting in three of the most pivotal swing-state counties
“They’re basically acknowledging they got nothing,” one elections expert said. “It’s going to be used for propaganda and PR. And DOJ’s law enforcement powers aren’t supposed to be used for propaganda and PR.”
FBI Director says arrests ‘coming soon’ on 2020 rigged election conspiracy
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Fox News that arrests for a “rigged” 2020 election were coming soon – maybe this week.
DOJ civil rights chief sends demand letter to Wayne County for 2024 ballots
Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded that they will not comply with DOJ’s demands.
What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark
When a California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s redistricting referendum, it raised an alarming question about what was previously almost a nightmare scenario: What must election officials do if law enforcement orders them to hand over ballots?
Report: FBI previously debunked fraud claims used to justify its Fulton County election raid
When the FBI seized 2020 election materials from an election hub in Fulton County, Georgia, this January, their extraordinary raid was predicated in part on a report alleging election fraud in the county. But before the raid, officials within the bureau had already debunked that report.