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Democracy Running Off the Rails

Since 1789, there have been 55 speakers of the House. Kevin McCarthy served for a scant 269 days, the third shortest tenure in history. McCarthy himself was not voted in as speaker until the 15th round, and like a heavyweight fighter who survives such a bruising battle, he wobbled for weeks until he was finally ousted.
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The Recorder

Eastman Defends Claims of Dead Voters, Voting Machine Issues in 2020 Election

Testifying before California's State Bar Court, John Eastman said that even if elections officials found just a handful of ballots cast by deceased voters — including many who died after voting — it backs his claims of 2020 election irregularities.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty Over Efforts to Overturn Trump's 2020 Loss in Ga.

Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a last-minute deal. His plea came a day after fellow attorney Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to go to trial alongside him, entered her own guilty plea to six misdemeanor counts.
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Daily Report Online

Powell Pleads Guilty in Deal With Prosecutors Over Efforts to Overturn Trump Loss in Georgia

Sidney Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.
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Daily Business Review

Trump Spends Massive Donor Cash on Attorneys

Donald Trump's Save America political action committee has paid nearly $37 million to more than 60 law firms and individual attorneys since January 2022, Federal Election Commission records show.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Trump and Money: Ex-President Spends Millions in Donor Cash on Attorneys as Legal Woes Grow

Campaign finance experts say using the money to pay for lawyers in cases not related to the campaign or officeholder duties appears to conflict with a federal ban on the personal use of donor dollars, even though the Federal Election Commission has ruled the prohibition doesn't apply to so-called leadership political action committees.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers and Judge Hash Out Juror Questions for Powell and Chesebro Trial in Georgia Election Case

Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse on Friday.
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Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Declines to Block Parts of Ga. Election Law While Legal Challenges Play Out

The lawsuits assert that parts of the law deny Black voters equal access to voting and violate the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.
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New York Law Journal

Judge Steps Down From New York Redistricting Appeal

A court-appointed special master drew new congressional lines last year, enabling Republicans to overtake control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Law.com

North Carolina Democratic Party, DNC Allege 'Perverse' Assault on Voter Registrants in Federal Lawsuit

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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