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Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.
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Clearinghouse: Georgia Election Interference Case

Repository containing information about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's election interference case against Donald Trump.
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Clearinghouse: Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Southern District of Florida

Repository containing a collection of information about Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against Donald Trump.

Clearinghouse: New York Attorney General Corporate Fraud Case

Repository containing a collection of information about New York Attorney General Letitia James's corporate fraud case against Donald Trump.
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Clearinghouse: January 6th Election Interference Case – District of Columbia

This repository contains a collection of information for researchers, journalists, educators, scholars, and the public at large. This particular repository is part of a much larger…
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Clearinghouse: 2016 Election Interference Case – Manhattan District Attorney

Repository containing a collection of information about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump.
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Congress Should Protect Americans from Transnational Repression

U.S. Congress should support the Transnational Repression Reporting Act to make clear that cross-border authoritarian repression will not be tolerated in the United States.
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Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.
Donald Trump, Satya Nadella, and Jeff Bezos sit, in conversation at a table.

Rising Authoritarianism and Plutocracy Are a Dangerous Mix for Press Freedom

U.S. democracy appears so strong as to be unbreakable. But the billionaire class is its weakest point: small, concentrated, and all too often uninterested in following the rules…
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Much Ado About Nothing: Recent Changes to Department of Defense Directive 5240.01

Recent changes to this Defense Department directive do not reflect any change in policy and provide no new authority to deploy the military domestically or to use lethal force…
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Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.
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Rule of Law Index Shows Some Rays of Hope Amidst Continuing Global Recession

While the rule of law recession persists, the 2024 data show progress on some issues and some countries stepping back from the brink of autocracy.
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