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Frightening Survey Results Show Increases in Americans Who Think Violence May Be Needed and Leaders Should Break Rules to “Save Our Country”

November 2, 2023December 28, 2023
A frightening survey released last week found substantial increases in the number of Americans who thought that the country needed leaders to break rules - authoritarianism - and that violence may be needed, to QUOTE “save our country.”
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Three Democracy Court Cases in Wisconsin May Impact Election Administration, Gerrymandering and Absentee Ballots

November 1, 2023December 28, 2023
We’re back in Wisconsin where three democracy lawsuits may have an impact on the state’s election administration, access to absentee ballots, and gerrymandered voting districts.
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Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot

October 31, 2023December 28, 2023
A trial opened Monday in a Denver, Colorado courtroom to determine whether former President Donald Trump should be excluded from the 2024 Colorado ballot. Similar cases are pending in Minnesota and Michigan.
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Federal District Court Orders Georgia’s Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Map to Be Redrawn by December 8th

October 30, 2023December 28, 2023
A federal district court found that the State of Georgia’s Congressional voting district map is in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Similar to Alabama, the judge ordered a new map to include an additional majority-minority district.
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How Campaigns Use “Red Boxing” to Coordinate with Super PACs

October 29, 2023December 28, 2023
The Campaign Legal Center just shared an article on “Red Boxing,” the slimy ways that campaigns and political action committees are navigating around federal campaign finance rules.
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