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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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A Review of Donald Trump’s Appellate Brief, and Amicus Briefs, Concerning the Appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel

Preliminary reactions to the three arguments Donald Trump made to the Eleventh Circuit regarding Jack Smith's appointment as Special Counsel.
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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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Does a “Presumptive” Privilege Protect President Trump from Prosecution for Pressuring Pence?

Prosecuting Trump for pressuring Pence to refuse to count valid electoral ballots would be a well-founded prosecution for a serious offense.
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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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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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Refuting the Latest Baseless Attacks Against Special Counsel Jack Smith

Weissmann and Goodman respond to recent claims by lawyers that the DOJ and Jack Smith have engaged in election interference and violated DOJ policies.
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Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law

A new, regularly updated tracker for the 2024 election.
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Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases

A public resource that tracks the legal and political milestones in former President Trump's busy 2023-2024 court and campaign calendar.
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A Confusing Rule for the Ages: A Review of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Presidential Immunity

The Senate Judiciary Committee's presidential immunity hearing showed fault lines in reactions to the Trump v. United States decision.
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A 2024 Election Litigation Hot List

The cases include ones affiliated with major political parties, tackling emerging legal fault lines in the 2024 election, and involving issues of trust in the democratic process…
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