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“Trump sentenced to penalty-free ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money case”
The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York ...
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North Carolina: “Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election”
WUNC: n attorney representing the Republican candidate in a tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court went before a Wake County judge this week without notifying opposing counsel to seek an ...
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Supreme Court, on 5-4 Vote, Will Not Stop Sentencing of Donald Trump Tomorrow (on Charges for Which the Judge Will Not Impose Jail Time)
A666 TRUMP, DONALD J. V. NEW YORK, ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied for, inter alia, the following reasons. First, the … ...
Election Law Blog15h
“TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech”
NYT: When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Friday over whether protecting national security requires TikTok to be sold or closed, the justices will be working in the shadow of three First ...
Election Law Blog15h
“Lessons from the 2024 elections for election reformers”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: Reckoning with the Undead Irreparable Injury Rule ...
Election Law Blog15h
“History, Tradition, and Voter Registration”
Here is the abstract: History and tradition are dominating the current Supreme Court, which has invoked history and tradition to curtail some rights, such as abortion, while using … Continue reading ...
Election Law Blog15h
Bob Bauer: “Trump is Poised to Turn the DOJ into His Personal Law Firm”
No president has ever attempted to do what Donald Trump now proposes to do—assemble a small team of former personal attorneys and install it at the highest levels of the. The president-elect … Continu ...
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“Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case”
NYT: Days away from his criminal sentencing in New York, President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking a late-stage rescue from the U.S. Supreme Court that would shut down the case before he returns to ...
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“Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.”
NYT: In many ways, the letter that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s criminal defense lawyers sent to the Justice Department this week was a display of legal and political bombast. The lawyers, Todd ...
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“Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Special Counsel’s Final Report on Trump Documents Investigation”
NYT: The federal judge who handled President-elect Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, on Tuesday from releasing his final report on the ...
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“NC Supreme Court blocks state from certifying Riggs as the winner in high court election”
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday blocking the state from certifying a winner in the race for a seat on the high court. Granting the request of Republican Jefferson Griffin, ...
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“Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a ‘community notes’ system similar to X”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company’s moderation policies and practices Tuesday, citing a shifting political and social landscape and a desire to embrace free ...