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Nov 30, 2022

Judge: GOP head can’t share lawyers with other fake electors

A judge says Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer can't share lawyers with 10 other fake electors in matters related to a special grand jury probing possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election.

Oct 14, 2022

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Missouri’s new voter ID law

A judge has dismissed the lawsuit challenging a Missouri law that requires voters to show a government-issued ID at the polls.

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Sep 27, 2022

Election lawyers debate Missouri’s new voting laws

Elections are a fraught subject today, feared by one side to be tainted by fraud and blasted by the other as having unfair rules. But never fear: Lawyers are here.

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Sep 12, 2022

Voting lawsuits weigh old and new arguments

With the November election looming, Missouri courts are wrestling with a multipronged attack on a recent overhaul of Missouri’s voting laws.

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Sep 6, 2022

Show me the money: Missouri law firm PACs vote with their wallets

Missouri law firm political action committees continue to hedge their bets on federal candidates as the Nov. 8 election approaches.

Aug 24, 2022

Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law

The Missouri League of Women Voters, state NAACP and two voters on Wednesday sued to block a photo identification requirement for voters.

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Aug 23, 2022

Civic groups sue to block new law on Missouri voter outreach

The Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters on Monday sued to stop a new voter photo identification law that they claim will also limit voter engagement work.

Aug 22, 2022

Lawsuit filed to knock recreational pot off Missouri ballot

An anti-drug group on Monday announced support for a lawsuit to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri’s November ballot.

Aug 22, 2022

Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?

Kansas’ decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights has been affirmed through a partial hand recount, a move forced by two Republican activists.

Aug 18, 2022

Missouri man charged with threatening election official

A Missouri man has been indicted for leaving a threatening message on the personal cellphone of the top election official in Arizona's most populous county, federal officials said.

Aug 15, 2022

Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Georgia election probe

Prosecutors in Atlanta have told lawyers for Rudy Giuliani that he’s a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday.

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Aug 8, 2022

Most local judicial races effectively over after primary

A total of 168 elected judicial races will appear on local ballots in November, but the vast majority of them were effectively decided on Aug. 2, if not before.

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