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Suspected Senders Identified in AI-Generated Robo Calls Faking Joe Biden’s Voice Before New Hampshire’s Presidential Primary

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

The weekend before the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, some Democratic voters received robo calls with an AI-generated voice sounding like President Joe Biden, suggesting they not vote. February 6th, the New Hampshire Attorney General and Federal Communications Commission announced actions against the companies allegedly responsible.

Ripple Effects After Radical Federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Restricting Who Can Bring Voting Rights Act Suits; Red State AGs Pile On

December 14, 2023December 17, 2023

We reported in November on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision restricting lawsuits based on the 1965 Voting Rights Act to be filed ONLY by the U.S. Attorney General, seen by most court watchers as radical and ignoring precedent. But it’s already having ripple effects across the nation.

NY Attorney General Sends Cease & Desist Letter to Group Suspected of Mobilizing Activists to Impersonate Election Officials and Intimidate Voters

October 3, 2023December 29, 2023

Early last month, we reported on activists posing as election officials around New York state who were harassing voters. After the state’s investigation, we’re getting a clearer picture of who was behind it – and the trouble they’re in.

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Stay for Alabama’s Defiant Redistricting Map, Despite Alleged Plan to Allow Justice Cavanaugh to Change His Mind

September 27, 2023December 29, 2023

“The application for stay presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied.” So read the entire ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the State of Alabama’s Hail Mary to save its defiant Congressional District map.

Alleged Voting Machine Tampering Suspects Arraigned in Michigan Include Former Candidate for State Attorney General and Former State Rep

August 2, 2023December 30, 2023

Eclipsed by Tuesday’s news of former President Trump’s indictment for his involvement in the attempted overturning of the 2020 election was an arraignment of two of nine of his supporters who allegedly tampered with voting machines in Michigan.