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Simple Justice
Is Misinformation A Crime?
If putting misinformation about voting out into the ether is a crime, then politics just became an uncrossable minefield. Yet, this didn’t concern the United States Attorney for the Eastern…
The Right Coast
Virginia Rule Allowing Late Ballots Missing Postmark Was Illegal, Court Rules | The Daily Caller
The Virginia Board of Elections rule allowing officials to count ballots that arrived without a postmark up to three days after the election was illegal, a state judge ruled. Virginia Circuit…
The Right Coast
As expected, and invited: Dems make first steps to federalize elections
Let s start this post with a quiz. Which senator gets quoted in this Associated Press report about federalizing election standards by saying, We have just literally seen an attack…
The Right Coast
Trump and Justice Dept. Lawyer Said to Have Plotted to Oust Acting AG – The New York Times
WASHINGTON The Justice Department s top leaders listened in stunned silence this month: One of their peers, they were told, had devised a plan with President Donald J. Trump to…
ContractsProf Blog
Lin Wood and Mercer Law School
According to the New Yorker staff writer Charles Bethea on Twitter, students at Mercer Law School have been calling that institution to remove the name of Lin Wood (pictured with…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Sokal’s Reality
You remember Alan Sokal, right? Well, he’s back and he’s no less concerned about subjugation of objective fact to cries of “social construct.” Imagine that the election really had been…
Does Crime Pay?
“Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.” – President Trump’s efforts to influence Georgia election raise specter of criminal consequences.
By Joe Barton, Leslie J. Suson, Norman A. Bloch, John R. Mitchell
Amid the seemingly endless stream of news that underlies America’s currently tumultuous political climate, you would be forgiven for missing (or simply forgetting) the fact that President Trump may have…
Expert Institute Insights
Dominion Voting Systems Files Libel Lawsuit Countering Election Fraud Claims
On January 8, Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against Sydney Powell, a former Trump campaign lawyer, who made public statements asserting that Dominion’s election technology helped falsify the…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Polls Show Americans’ Loss of Trust in Electoral System
The Hill recently released a January 8-11, 2021 poll showing 49% of respondents did not have confidence in state election authorities' ability to fairly and accurately count their votes. Disaggregated…
Simple Justice
Rudy, For the Defense
Most lawyers wouldn’t find themselves in this position. But then, most lawyers aren’t Rudy Giuliani, having two key differences: First, they’re competent. Second, they insist on getting paid for their…