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Fox News Troubles Not Over Yet, With More Potentially Embarrassing Lawsuits Pending

April 19, 2023May 4, 2023

The defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Election Systems came to a screeching – and expensive – halt Tuesday, as Fox Corporation agreed to pay $787.5 million dollars without having to make an on-air apology. Fox’s troubles are not over yet, however. Several pending lawsuits are likely to expose even more embarrassing behavior.

Shasta County, CA Votes to Hand Count Ballots for its 111,000 Voters. Now They Have to Pay for It.

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

Showing they’d bought into President Trump’s debunked fraud allegations, the majority of Shasta County California’s board of supervisors terminated their contract for Dominion Voting Systems’ electronic ballot tabulation machines. Then supervisors voted to hand count ballots – in a county with over 111,000 registered voters.

Election Workers Quitting Over Intimidation; Some States Are Taking Action To Protect Them

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

We’re spending a second day in Arizona, where a seasoned election official resigned last week citing a hostile workplace. That hostility, though, extends beyond Arizona and throughout the United States, and bipartisan bills are being filed in some states to protect an election workforce put at risk by disinformation.

10 States Made it Harder to Vote in 2022

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

This week, we’re recapping 2022 democracy legislation around the U.S. In addition to election police, restricting absentee ballots, and curtailing drop boxes, other anti-voter legislation was enacted as well this year. The Brennan Center for Justice reports that 10 states made it harder for citizens to vote.

The Big Lie Lives On – Arizona Courts Hear 2022 Election Denier Lawsuits

December 20, 2022March 28, 2023

The January 6th committee criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump may fuel further investigation of he and his allies, but there is still Big Lie fallout in states around the country. This includes Arizona, which has its own election deniers in Mark Finchem & Kari Lake.