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2024 Elections, Elections December 20, 2022

Even if Jan. 6 referrals turn into criminal charges – or convictions – Trump will still be able to run in 2024 and serve as president if elected

by Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The criminal referral of Donald Trump to the Department of Justice by a House…

At a Jan. 24, Rotary Club of Atlanta meeting, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended the integrity of Georgia’s elections and his refusal to overturn 2020 election results. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

Voting Rights August 31, 2022

State subpoenas media texts and emails from critic of Georgia electronic voting system

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 31, 2022 A plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s electronic voting system is…

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Cobb County August 17, 2022

Musical chairs in the justice system as Cobb-connected officials get new appointments

Cobb is picking up two Superior Court judges who are very familiar to the county, and at the same time a former Cobb police chief and assistant chief deputy will…

In Georgia, the Legislature gave the Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate election crimes and issue relevant subpoenas. Cobb County poll workers helped voters cast ballots in 2020. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections July 19, 2022

Election officials risk criminal charges under 31 new GOP-imposed penalties

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 19, 2022 Second in a two-part series. See part one here. Since the 2020…

Voters who arrived early at Shiloh Hills Baptist Church in Kennesaw waited inside to stay warm until voting started in November 2020. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections July 18, 2022

Criminalizing the vote: GOP-led states enacted 102 new election penalties after 2020

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and the States Newsroom, republished with permission]July 18, 2022 First in a two-part series During the 2020…

Justice April 11, 2024

Trump pushes the limits of every restriction he faces – including threatening judges and their families

by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump has done it again. And again. In a series of social…

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Elections March 28, 2024

How to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024

by Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Millions of Americans believe that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. They think…

Justice March 21, 2024

Nixon declared Americans deserved to know ‘whether their president is a crook’ – Trump says the opposite

by Spencer Goidel, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of the four criminal trials of Donald Trump was slated to start in the…

International February 23, 2024

Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia

by James D. Long, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, announced on Feb. 16, 2024, lays…

U.S. Congress February 14, 2024

Mayorkas impeached: Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight is legitimate or politicized

by Claire Leavitt, Smith College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a failed vote to impeach him the previous week, Republicans in the House of…

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