Latest in Democracy & Elections
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The Lessons of the Electoral Count Reform Act: Next Steps in Reform
What recent successful governance reforms teach about future reforms of the presidency. -
Are Jan. 6 Defendants Getting a Fair Shake From D.C. Juries? Comparing Jury and Bench Trial Outcomes
In the overwhelmingly liberal District of Columbia, Jan. 6 defendants have been convicted at high rates, challenging whether they are subjected to juries of their peers. -
California State Bar Charges Eastman with Multiple Disciplinary Counts
The Office of Chief Trial Counsel of the California State Bar intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. -
Notes on the Jan. 6 Committee’s Notes
The Jan. 6 select committee showed its work—enabling marginal comments, reality checks, and tantalizing hints at what the committee couldn’t prove. -
Fulton County Hearing Live-Blog
Judge Robert McBurney is hearing argument on whether the special purpose grand jury's report should be released to the public. Keep up with Anna Bower's live coverage of it here. -
On Georgia State Law’s Presentments and the Special Purpose Grand Jury
Anna Bower explains another niche, yet surprisingly consequential, area of Georgia law—presentments. -
The Lawfare Podcast: When States Make Tech Policy
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Gen. Mark Milley’s Wrongful Jan. 6 Overclassification
Classifying information because it’s politically sensitive, as Gen. Milley did, undermines the public trust on which the entire system of national security secrecy rests. -
From Fake News to Fake Views: New Challenges Posed by ChatGPT-Like AI
An infinite supply of plausible opinions from fake, AI-powered pundits threatens to crowd out genuine discourse. -
The Lawfare Podcast: A January 6 Anniversary
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Hundreds of Scandalous Videos, Shocking Interviews, and Hot Documents!
Too hot for government servers, the Jan. 6 select committee’s records find a permanent home on Lawfare. -
The Aftermath, Episode 5: Who Tells Your Story?
This episode explores another aspect of Congress’s response to Jan. 6: efforts to create an investigative body to find out what had happened.


