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Cutting Through the Noise to Trump’s Claimed Immunity in NY Felonies Case

When President-elect Donald Trump’s latest motion to dismiss his felony convictions in New York hit reporters’ in-boxes on Tuesday, it was immediately clear that the dominant…
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Open Letter on Georgia from Former US Diplomats

Former US officials working on Georgian-US relations condemn violent crackdown on protesters in Tbilisi and recommend US policy measures.
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Election 2024 Real-Time Litigation Tracker

Tracking the most important breaking election cases across the country with implications for the democratic process.
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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.
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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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