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The Just Security Podcast: Disinformation and Threats Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Elections

The 2024 election is a stress test for American democracy: Are officials and social media platforms ready for a barrage of disinformation?

Michigan False Electors Prosecution Faces A Court Test

Assessment of ongoing criminal case against Michigan false electors in 2020 presidential election, based on all the publicly available evidence and state law.
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2024 and Beyond: Just Security’s US Election Protection Coverage

Just Security's Election Protection Series will track the challenges facing American elections as 2024 tests the strength of democracy.
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America’s Election Officials Fight Disinformation and Death Threats Ahead of 2024

Disinformation stemming from the 2020 vote still leads to overwhelming records requests, retirements, and threats towards election officials.
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Kenneth Chesebro: A Chief Architect of the False Elector Scheme

I. Introduction Kenneth Chesebro’s recent decision to plead guilty in Fulton County, Georgia deprived the American people of an immediate public trial. The televised proceedings…
Attorney Scott Grubman (R) stands with his client, Kenneth Chesebro (L)

Dissecting Kenneth Chesebro’s Proffer Statement: What’s Hidden, What’s Revealed

Comparing what Kenneth Chesebro reportedly told Georgia prosecutors with what the public record says.
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Analysis of the Lawfulness of Kenneth Chesebro’s Elector Plan Under Federal Election Law

This report analyzes the legal propriety of multiple slates of elector-nominees casting ballots purporting to be their state’s votes in the Electoral College. Kenneth Chesebro…
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Landslide Victory by Guatemala’s Social Democrats Spurs Furious Backlash

The joy of Arévalo’s victory across Guatemala is now tempered by the knowledge that continued threats of violence and rogue prosecutions will continue, with the ever-present…
IMAGE: Top Left: Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik enters the courthouse for a pre-trial hearing on October 20, 2009 in White Plains, New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images); Top Right: Tom Fitton, President of Judicial Watch, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images); Bottom Left: Burt Jones, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor speaks as Republican Governor Brian Kemp listens at a press conference on November 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images); Bottom Right: Trump campaign senior advisor Boris Epshteyn leaves Trump Tower in New York on November 14, 2016. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Chart: Names of the “Unindicted Co-Conspirators” in Fulton County, Georgia Indictment

Piecing together the identities of the 30 unindicted co-conspirators allegedly involved in overturning Georgia's 2020 election.
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Quick Reference Guides for the Fulton County Election Interference Charges

Charts and Tables to help explain the different charges against different defendants in Fulton County DA Fani Willis's prosecution of former President Trump and co-defendants,…
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The Fulton County DA’s Options: Multi-Defendant Trial(s) and the Paths Ahead

Analyzing the risks and rewards of multi-defendant trials for the State and for the defendants.

Deciphering the Trump Indictment from the Apparent Fulton County Docket Entry

Legal experts discuss the likely charges against former President Trump and other defendants based on the apparent docket entry in Fulton County, Georgia.
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