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Supreme Court boots ballot challenges to Trump, says states can't block presidential candidates under 14th Amend
The unanimous ruling strikes down rulings from Democratic judges in Colorado and Cook County, which had declared individual states have the power under the Fourteenth Amendment to block "insurrectionists" from seeking federal office
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Taylor calls opponent 'most liberal justice' on Alabama Supreme Court
Bryan Taylor sees himself as the only true conservative in the race to be chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Associate Justice Sarah Stewart is the only other Republican candidate for the seat. The primary election is March 5.
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Judge: Looks like Green Bay officials trumped up charges to punish election observer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A Wisconsin judge has thrown out the disorderly conduct fine against an attorney who objected to how Green Bay's clerk accepted absentee ballots in a 2022 election.
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Wisconsin conservatives challenge liberal Supreme Court's explanation for redistricting
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin conservatives are fighting the state Supreme Court’s attempt to redraw legislative voting districts after a liberal majority threw out existing maps over so-called “municipal islands” that have existed for decades and were upheld by the court as recently as 2022.
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Realtor/candidate can sue Nebraska Republicans over fliers during primary, court rules
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A real estate agent who was targeted by the Nebraska Republican Party with fliers accusing her of breaking the law when she entered a contested primary election can sue the party for defamation, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.
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Trump can't convince federal judge to reopen $475M defamation case against CNN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump failed to raise any new issues that would reopen his defamation case against CNN, which he says compared him to Adolf Hitler while he fought the results of his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden.
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Fellow GOP candidate seeks to keep Trump off W.Va. ballot
CHARLESTON – A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep former President Donald J. Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential election ballot in West Virginia.
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Trump tries to revive defamation lawsuit against CNN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge reconsidering the ruling that tossed his defamation lawsuit against CNN.
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Ohio's Issue 1 goes down in defeat
A push to tighten the rules for state constitutional amendments in Ohio was overwhelming defeated in a rare August election.
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Family's lawsuit fails after Tea Party leader kills self following arrest in Mississippi scandal
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The widow and sons of a Mississippi Tea Party operative who committed suicide after being arrested for ordering a photo taken of a political rival’s incapacitated wife in her nursing home room have no case against the city that investigated him, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Maxine Waters can be sued for claiming opponent faked Navy discharge papers
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Congresswoman Maxine Waters must face trial over a political opponent’s claim she said he had been dishonorably discharged from the Navy even after he produced documents showing the statement was false, a California appeals court ruled.
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GOP candidates ponder the perils of campaigning for office
Larry Elder discussed the possibility he will run for U.S. President in 2024
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Surprise! Watchdog finds out FEC tried to start probe of pro-Trump group
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A pro-Donald Trump political group has defeated a watchdog's lawsuit thanks to the discovery of two Federal Elections Commission votes previously not disclosed.
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Wisconsin just elected a 'serial liar' to its Supreme Court, defeated conservative says
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Liberal Janet Protasiewicz will be Wisconsin's newest Supreme Court justice after prevailing in the most expensive judicial election in America's history.
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Liberal candidate in key race has 'anti-American' response to critics' political ads, group says
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Days before a contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court election that has drawn the attention - and dollars - of people nationwide, liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz's campaign attempted to have rival groups' political ads pulled from the air.
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Kelly attacks Protasiewicz's sentencing history during debate for future of Wisconsin Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The one and only debate in this year's record-settingly expensive Wisconsin Supreme Court race saw the two candidates often attack each other's honesty.
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Liberal judge's preference for probation for violent offenders an issue during Wisconsin Supreme Court race
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The sentencing pattern of Milwaukee judge Janet Protasiewicz, a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court who would create a liberal majority with a victory, reflects a light touch that creates problems in her community, the executive director of a conservative organization says.
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Soros-backed fund spends millions to turn Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal
A political committee backed by billionaire George Soros is spending millions of dollars to defeat the conservative candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in hopes of placing Judge Janet Protasiewicz on the bench and flipping the court majority to the liberal side.
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Chronicle wants $80K from Shahid Buttar after failed defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle wants a failed Congressional candidate who sued it for defamation to pay its attorneys fees.
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Bribery allegations fly as libs try to take Wisconsin Supreme Court majority
Wisconsin Takes Action is allegedly offering residents up to $250 to vote liberal