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Surreptitious third-party payments are routinely prosecuted as campaign finance violations in New York and nationally under various statutes.

The vote could set the tone for democratic rights in the region, curb the junta’s influence, and return power to the people.

Analyzing DA Bragg's options for felony charges, including campaign finance crimes and conspiracy to prevent an election, and Trump's defenses.

A political opponent whose husband is jailed says the US enables President Tokayev's repression and buys his empty promises of reform.

The missing state and local criminal investigations of 2020’s "false slates of electors." A model for potential criminal prosecutions under Wisconsin state law.

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Moore v. Harper – implications for democracy if the Justices arrive at a compromise position on the “Independent State Legislature”…

Strengthening rule of law and democracy will require re-engineering the joint policies of the US and Colombian governments.

"[D]emocracy must continuously be defended and ... our service to our community does not end but instead shifts in its form. This is something veterans have long known and appreciated."

Amid likely GOP control of the House, strong steps would help Ukraine get the assistance it needs, while advancing reforms and EU accession.

"Election officials who are considering abusing their power in service of election falsehoods do so at their legal peril."

Political canvassers operate at the grassroots of participatory democracy. They are coming in droves this election cycle, flocking to homes in swing districts. Their door-knocking…

"In this hugely consequential case, in a highly polarized environment, experts of all stripes and partisan affiliations have now weighed in with roughly the same answer: Giving…