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Supreme Court rejects GOP claim that state lawmakers have full power over elections

WASHINGTON — In another surprise ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday firmly rejected a Republican claim that the Constitution gives state lawmakers full and unchecked power over the elections of members of Congress and the president in their state.

Los Angeles Times

Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy says he will seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as the Democrat tries to secure a fourth term

The Independent UK

Number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has increased since 1993

The number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has steadily increased over the past twenty years, from an average of 7.6 special elections in the five meetings beginning in 1993, to 11.6 in the five meetings starting in 2003, and to 13.4 in the five meetings that began…

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House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Experts warn over SCOTUS election ruling

Big win for democracy leaves "just enough room for a bit of mischief in the future," law professor says

Salon

US court narrows scope of Trump civil suit, dismisses Ivanka

A New York appeals court has ruled the statute of limitations restricts which transactions can be scrutinised in case.

Al Jazeera

Florida’s largest police union ditches Trump to endorse DeSantis

The union calls DeSantis ‘one of the most effective Governors in the nation’ in a boost for the Floridian against Trump

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Trump’s 2024 GOP Nomination Chances Boosted By Crowded Field

Republican candidates fear non-Trump alternatives will dilute the vote, making it harder for DeSantis or others to win

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Supreme Court Rules Alabama Redistricting Plan Violated Voting Rights Act

Decision Sends Case Back to Trial Court, Alabama to Redraw Congressional Map

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State courts can review election laws, top US court rules

Supreme Court rejects bid to grant state lawmakers unchecked powers over organising federal elections in their states.

Al Jazeera

Trump aide charged in documents case still lacks Florida lawyer. Arraignment delayed

Walt Nauta, a U.S. Navy veteran who has served as an aide to Donald Trump in the White House and at his Palm Beach estate, was unable to appear in Miami federal court Tuesday for his arraignment in the Trump documents case because his flight from the Northeast was canceled…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Senate’s Jan 6 report blasts missed warning signs: ‘Planned in plain sight’

Jan 6 commitee previously faulted Trump White House for knowing violence was likely

The Independent UK

Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak to federal prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office

The Independent UK

Sen. Ted Cruz Slams Biden Administration Over Cut In Scientific Cooperation With Israel

Cruz calls the move anti-Semitic, inconsistent with funding scientific research in Wuhan with China.

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Trump: Tape is "actually an exoneration"

But Trump allies say audio is "the most damning piece of evidence that they know of existing in this case"

Chicago Sun-Times

Nikki Haley’s search for lost times

The GOP presidential hopeful invokes a simple past that never existed.

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed judge denies special counsel’s request to seal witness list in classified documents case

Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon is overseeing the prosecution in the classified documents case

Salon

Cannon refuses to shield docs witnesses

"Given Trump & his Trump followers history with witnesses, it has to be sealed," ex-U.S. attorney Joyce Vance warns

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The Independent UK

Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta’s arraignment postponed

Travel delays saw Mr Nauta stuck in New Jersey

The Independent UK

George Conway calls Trump a ‘sociopathic criminal’ over bombshell classified papers tape

Mr Trump both complained that the audio was leaked and insisted that it exonerated him

Al Jazeera

Trump valet’s arraignment delayed again in secret documents case

Waltine Nauta allegedly helped Trump hide documents taken from White House but was not arraigned with former president.

Ballotpedia

Washington and Wisconsin enact laws limiting advisory questions on ballots

Washington and Wisconsin passed bills during their 2023 legislative sessions that limited non-binding questions, also known as advisory questions or advisory votes, on election ballots.

The Guardian - US

Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute

Exclusive: Walt Nauta remains without a Florida lawyer after the person abruptly hiked their fees just before the arraignment

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects fringe theory that could give GOP state lawmakers unchecked election authority

Justices reject ‘independent state legislature’ theory that animated GOP attempts to overturn election results

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting claim in North Carolina elections case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against North Carolina’s Republicans, saying state lawmakers do not have sole authority to set rules for federal elections without interference from state judges.

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