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Lawsplainer Alert: Supreme Court allows voter citizenship verification (opens the original)
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A deep dive into the legal fight over White House media access (opens the original)
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Three media organizations - CNN, Politico, and MS NOW - have sued the Trump administration after the President ended their access to the White House. The DOJ has indicted a Utah postal carrier for trashing mail-in ballots. A federal court addresses whether a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is unconstitutional, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals gives a big win to Republicans in Missouri. <a class="button primary" href="https://defendingtherepubliclawsplainer.substack.com/p/a-deep-
The Supreme Court goes postal, John Eastman continues his fight, and a Soros-backed DA faces a criminal investigation (opens the original)
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The Supreme Court has allowed a universal injunction to remain in place that limits the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure federal ballot mail. Constitutional scholar John Eastman’s fight against lawfare goes to the Supreme Court. Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner has been referred for a federal criminal investigation after his alleged efforts to deceive a federal court. And we review a rogue FBI agent’s desire to investigate Elon Musk, the impounding of the names of the Lind
The DC Circuit’s fight against Trump and a Virginia mom’s legal nightmare (opens the original)
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has hamstrung the Trump Administration’s use of government information to combat illegal immigration and voter fraud. A Virginia mom received a 6-month suspended jail sentence for letting her 5-year-old walk to a neighborhood pond. And, we review other legal developments, from the Trump Administration’s fight to secure federal-election ballots sent by mail to the termination of federal employees for criticizing Pentagon policies. <a class="b
Another Trump win at the Supreme Court; 9/11 ringleader’s confessions are thrown out; and, explosive allegations are made against the NY AG. (opens the original)
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The Supreme Court ruled in the Trump Administration’s favor yet again, this time allowing the construction of the White House ballroom to continue over the objections of liberal groups. A military judge has tossed the confessions of alleged 9/11 ringleader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after finding they were not made voluntarily. Explosive emails from an attorney within the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James allege an improper targeting of President Trump and his companies. And we look
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