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Supreme Court takes up another federal agency power challenge

The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear a case that could deliver another blow to federal agencies’ powers. The justices agreed to take up...

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Supreme Court drops Facebook’s appeal of investor suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Supreme Court on Friday tossed Facebook’s appeal in a securities lawsuit against the social media giant, indicating the court shouldn’t have...

yesterday 10

The Hill

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New York judge delays Trump hush money sentencing 

President-elect Trump’s sentencing in his New York criminal case will not go forward as planned next week as his attorneys push to dismiss the...

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Giuliani appeals decision ordering him to turn over assets to election workers 

Rudy Giuliani on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision last month ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers to...

yesterday 20

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Georgia election workers seek to hold Giuliani in civil contempt

The two Georgia election workers who won a $146 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani over his baseless claims of mass election fraud in...

previous day 10

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Pennsylvania Democrat apologizes for mocking 'precedent' with ballot count decision

The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county's elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying "precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore"...

previous day 10

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Trump seeks to slow roll mounting conviction dismissal ahead of inauguration

President-elect Trump’s attorneys asked the New York judge overseeing his hush money case for a month to mount a formal effort to dismiss his...

wednesday 8

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Manhattan DA opposes Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction 

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following the...

19.11.2024 10

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump's bid to disqualify Fani Willis

A Georgia appeals court canceled next month’s oral arguments in President-elect Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani...

19.11.2024 10

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rebukes Democratic election officials who counted undated mail ballots

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Democratic-controlled elections boards that counted undated and misdated mail ballots, siding with...

19.11.2024 100

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Judge agrees to recuse himself from Central Park Five defamation suit against Trump

A federal judge on Friday agreed to recuse himself from overseeing the exonerated Central Park Five’s defamation lawsuit against President-elect...

16.11.2024 5

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Gorsuch invokes P’nut the squirrel in Federalist Society dinner keynote

Addressing the Federalist Society’s annual dinner on Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch sought to use a recent example to prove his point that...

15.11.2024 7

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Trump criminal hush money attorneys offered DOJ roles

Former President Trump announced Thursday he will nominate two of his criminal defense attorneys to serve in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)...

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Legal battle over Pennsylvania mail ballots with date issues returns as Senate recount begins

Republicans asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday to again ensure mail ballots with a missing or improper date are not counted in this...

14.11.2024 4

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Zach Schonfeld

Florida alleges FEMA officials conspired to discriminate against Trump supporters after hurricane 

Florida sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director and an employee who was fired for telling a survivor assistance team after...

14.11.2024 4

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Giuliani’s lawyers quit over ‘fundamental disagreement’ 

Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys on Wednesday asked to quit representing the former New York City mayor as he battles with two Georgia election workers...

14.11.2024 9

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Meta must face trial in FTC antitrust lawsuit, judge rules 

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the social media...

13.11.2024 10

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Judge delays Trump immunity decision in NY hush money case

A New York judge delayed a Tuesday decision on whether President-elect Trump’s conviction can withstand the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity...

12.11.2024 50

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Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' push to move Georgia election case to federal court 

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ appeal seeking to move to federal court his Georgia...

12.11.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Trump’s election sparks retirement talk for Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor

President-elect Trump’s White House victory has created tussles among conservatives and liberals alike over whether the Supreme Court’s oldest...

11.11.2024 9

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Zach Schonfeld

Arizona Supreme Court declines ACLU’s request to extend ballot curing deadline 

The Arizona Supreme Court declined to extend the state’s deadline for voters to fix problems with their mail ballots after finding no evidence of...

11.11.2024 8

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Leonard Leo pans 'crass' Alito, Thomas retirement talk

Leonard Leo, a judicial activist who played a central role in the Supreme Court’s conservative shift, panned rumors that two of the court’s...

08.11.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed...

08.11.2024 30

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McCormick sues to challenge provisional ballots in Philadelphia 

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick filed two lawsuits challenging provisional ballots in Philadelphia, signaling he is prepared...

08.11.2024 20

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Zach Schonfeld

Milwaukee results expected to be delayed over absentee ballot tabulation redo 

Milwaukee election officials are recounting roughly 30,000 absentee ballots after issues were discovered with tabulator seals. City spokesman Jeff...

06.11.2024 7

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Election Day: It's down to the wire for Harris, Trump 

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report   The Big Story Election Day: It's down to the wire for Harris,...

05.11.2024 4

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Zach Schonfeld

Pennsylvania, Arizona counties investigating suspicious voter registration forms 

Several counties across Pennsylvania and Arizona are investigating batches of improper voter registration forms submitted by an Arizona-based firm in...

05.11.2024 1

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Zach Schonfeld

Giuliani misses deadline to turn over possessions, election workers say 

Rudy Giuliani missed last week’s deadline to hand over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers who won a $146 million defamation judgment...

05.11.2024 8

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Zach Schonfeld

Nevada's top election official expresses optimism in reporting results quicker

Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar (D) is expressing optimism the state could avoid a repeat of 2020, when it took until the weekend for...

05.11.2024 6

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Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court turns away Trump military board appointees’ fight against Biden firings

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from several allies of former President Trump challenging how President Biden removed them from...

04.11.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map post-election

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, which has erupted into a messy legal battle over...

04.11.2024 20

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Zach Schonfeld

Republicans target weekend absentee ballot returns in Georgia

Republicans are taking aim at Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations this weekend for voters to return their absentee ballots in...

04.11.2024 40

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Pennsylvania’s top court reaffirms mail ballots with missing, improper dates can’t be counted 

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday accepted Republicans’ request to again declare that mail ballots returned with a missing or incorrect date...

02.11.2024 7

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court rejects RNC bid to stop provisional option for some Pennsylvanians

The Supreme Court on Friday said it won’t block Pennsylvanians whose mail votes are voided for technical reasons from voting provisionally at their...

02.11.2024 60

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Judge returns challenge to Elon Musk’s giveaways to state court, siding with Philadelphia DA 

A judge on Friday rejected Elon Musk’s attempt to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in...

01.11.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Alito rejects Cornel West’s appeal to tell Pennsylvania voters he is write-in option 

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected Cornel West’s ask for an emergency order requiring signs be posted at Pennsylvania polling...

01.11.2024 6

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Zach Schonfeld

Judge rules against RNC, keeps North Carolina ballot envelope challenge in federal court 

A federal judge on Thursday refused the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to send its challenge to North Carolina’s absentee ballot...

01.11.2024 20

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Zach Schonfeld

Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court

Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground...

31.10.2024 9

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Zach Schonfeld

Pennsylvania appeals court rules timely mail ballots with improper dates should be counted 

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the state constitution prohibits the disqualification of timely mail ballots because of a missing...

30.10.2024 8

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Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court reinstates Youngkin’s voter purge order in Virginia

Virginia can cancel more than 1,600 voter registrations the state claims are held by noncitizens in advance of next week’s election, the Supreme...

30.10.2024 9

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court docket heats up with election disputes 

The Supreme Court is increasingly being pulled into the upcoming presidential contest. With a week to go until Election Day, the justices now have...

30.10.2024 70

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Zach Schonfeld

RNC's overseas ballot challenge in North Carolina rejected by appeals court

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday rebuffed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to not process certain overseas ballots in the...

30.10.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Supreme Court denies RFK Jr.’s request to be taken off Michigan, Wisconsin ballots 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s requests to be taken off the presidential ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin after he...

30.10.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Judge dismisses Pennsylvania Republicans' overseas voters lawsuit 

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed six Pennsylvania Republican congressmen’s lawsuit that could have thrown thousands of overseas ballots into...

29.10.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Cannon refuses recusal from Trump assassination attempt suspect's case 

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon refused to recuse herself from overseeing the case of the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate former...

29.10.2024 20

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Zach Schonfeld

RNC asks Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case

The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Monday for an emergency order that would prevent Pennsylvanians whose mail ballots...

29.10.2024 100

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Zach Schonfeld

Virginia asks Supreme Court to greenlight 1,600 voter roll removals

Virginia on Monday asked the Supreme Court to greenlight the removals of more than 1,600 people from the state’s voter rolls.  State officials say...

28.10.2024 10

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Zach Schonfeld

Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal 

A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi’s law allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day is illegal, a decision that escalates a...

26.10.2024 20

The Hill

Zach Schonfeld

Federal judge orders Virginia to reinstate over 1,500 to voter rolls 

A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore over 1,500 people to the state’s voter rolls after the Biden administration sued, claiming the...

25.10.2024 50

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