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2020 Supreme Court decision offers ‘dangerous’ path for stealing election, legal scholars say

ABA Journal

A 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision on faithless electors appears to allow state legislatures to pursue a “dangerous strategy” for overturning election results, according to…

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US Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count provisional votes for defective mail-in ballots

JURIST

The US Supreme Court rejected Friday an RNC application to stay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that grants voters who cast defective mail-in ballots an option to alternatively cast in-person provisional ballots. The RNC also relied on a 2020 state case, Pennsylvania Democratic Party v.

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Are Native American Votes In Arizona Suppressed After Widespread Turnout In 2020? 

The Crime Report

In 2020, Native American votes were largely responsible for turning Arizona blue in the federal election. The 2021 Supreme Court decision in B rnovich v. In effect, this decision allowed Arizona to ban ballot collection from outside set precincts, a method widely used by Native voters in the state.

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Court OKs Tesla Board’s Deal to Repay Nearly $1 Billion

Intelligize Blog

Ending one skirmish amid the legal battles at Tesla over excessive compensation, a Delaware Chancery Court on January 8 approved a deal that Teslas board of directors struck 18 months ago to return roughly $919 million to the company.

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British High Court Overturns Decision Barring Julian Assange Extradition

JURIST

A British appellate court Friday overturned a lower court decision that barred Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States. In July 2020, the United States requested the extradition of Mr. Assange based on charges of illegally receiving and publishing classified information.

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Oregon Supreme Court rules criminal convictions from nonunanimous juries can be voided

JURIST

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday that all state criminal convictions which resulted from nonunanimous jury verdicts are invalid. The ruling comes after a 2020 US Supreme Court decision that held non-unanimous jury verdicts violate the US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment.

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Court weighs Louisiana redistricting with second majority-Black district

SCOTUSBlog

The courts ruling, which is expected by late June or early July, could have significant implications not only for Louisiana but also for other states attempting to balance compliance with the Voting Rights Act and redistricting. The disputes path to the Supreme Court on Monday was a circuitous one.

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