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Texas Ordered to Remove Barriers in Rio Grande by Sept. 15
The state will need to remove the buoy barrier intended to prevent immigrants from crossing the Rio Grande River. -
The Lawfare Podcast: A ‘New Era in Police Reform?’ with Christy Lopez
Christy Lopez joins Tyler McBrien to discuss the Justice Department's civil rights investigation into the Memphis Police Department and what it means going forward. -
16 Michigan ‘Fake Electors’ Face Felony Charges
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges for 16 individuals for their alleged involvement in the “fake electors scheme.” -
TikTok Sues State of Montana
After Montana’s governor codified a law banning the social media platform, TikTok is claiming that the bill was unconstitutional. -
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Lindke and O’Connor-Ratcliff
The two cases involve the First Amendment implications of public officials blocking others on social media. -
Healthy Elections Project Releases 2020 Research Compendium
Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project released its research compendium concerning the 2020 election and the coronavirus pandemic. -
House Homeland Security Holds Hearing on State and Local Responses to Domestic Terrorism
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing on state and local responses to counterterrorism. -
Preparing for Election Night: Counting and Reporting the Vote in Battleground States
Americans will likely see misinformation surrounding the vote count. Understanding how votes are counted and reported in battleground states could help inoculate against it. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part V: Efforts to Halt Vote-by-Mail Expansion
Across the country, litigants are claiming that expanded mail-in voting will lead to fraud and that state officials lack the legal authority to change the rules related to voting by mail. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part IV: Verifying Mail Ballots
Voting rights advocates have filed a flood of litigation regarding states’ voter verification practices and rules relating to mail ballot defects. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part III: Challenges Seeking to Expand Delivery Options
A raft of litigation has taken place concerning both assistance with mail-in ballots and the means of returning them. -
Mail Voting Litigation in 2020, Part II: Submission of Mail-In Ballots
Legal battles are playing out around the country concerning vote-by-mail ballot submission rules and procedures.
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