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The three names I never forget
Last week, when Colom and his campaign needed a law firm to protect his lead, I jumped at the chance, not only because of Mississippi’s past but because of what Colom’s victory would mean for its…
The three names I never forget
Last week, when Colom and his campaign needed a law firm to protect his lead, I jumped at the chance, not only because of Mississippi’s past but because of what Colom’s victory would mean for its…
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
Reject Trump’s ‘embarrassing’ Alaska lawsuit, voting experts tell court
“The machinery of state election law operated as designed. There is no basis for the federal government to challenge that result," one expert's brief reads.
U.S. attorney’s legal threats against Democrats are ‘meritless’ attempts to chill free speech, experts say
Congressional oversight and legal experts say Reitz’s letters to Slotkin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) make specious legal arguments that ignore the Constitution’s robust protections for political speech. Instead, they appear aimed at scaring the incoming…
Red states aren’t giving up on Trump’s anti-mail voting order
Filed in Washington, D.C., Thursday, the appeal marks the first major movement in the case since the midterm elections.