Trump’s Presidential Immunity Argument, Explained

We explain the history of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity doctrine and what Trump is arguing in support of his sweeping absolute presidential immunity claim.

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US Supreme Court Will Not Review Texas’ Age-Based Mail-In Voting Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning denied a petition from three Texas voters who asked the justices to take up a case challenging the state’s age-based restrictions on mail-in voting.

US Supreme Court Will Not Hear Kari Lake’s Fringe Voting Machines Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear election denier and U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake’s (R) fringe voting machines lawsuit.

Federal Court Strikes Down Part of Tennessee’s Felony Disenfranchisement Scheme

A federal judge ruled that Tennessee election officials cannot wrongly deny Tennesseans with past felony convictions of their right to vote by improperly rejecting eligible voters’ registration forms.

The Virus of Mass Voter Challenges Threatens Democracy and Is Spreading Fast

If the virus of mass voter challenges is an epidemic threatening to sweep across the nation and undermine our democracy, then Georgia is patient zero.