Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowOver 3 million people read ; you should too!Something is loading.When the Supreme Court of the United States decides something in the middle of the night, there is often a true emergency: a prisoner on death row may be seeking mercy before his execution, or a law or executive order that's about to go into effect threatens real harm to a litigant.But a few minutes before midnight on...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowOver 3 million people read ; you should too!Something is loading.When the Supreme Court of the United States decides something in the middle of the night, there is often a true emergency: a prisoner on death row may be seeking mercy before his execution, or a law or executive order that's about to go into effect threatens real harm to a litigant.But a few minutes before midnight on...WW…

As many election-law doomsayers predicted, Donald Trump has spent the morning after election night misleading the American public about the results, claiming a victory he hasn’t won or complaining of “magically” disappearing margins as votes continue to be counted. None of this is a surprise. Yet none of this is normal. In a normal election where the results are close, Twitter and Facebook and warn their users that the most powerful user of all is spreading misinformation about the electoral process and how lawful votes in key states are still being counted.But here we are. And as results...…As many election-law doomsayers predicted, Donald Trump has spent the morning after election night misleading the American public about the results, claiming a victory he hasn’t won or complaining of “magically” disappearing margins as votes continue to be counted. None of this is a surprise. Yet none of this is normal. In a normal election where the results are close, Twitter and Facebook and warn their users that the most powerful user of all is spreading misinformation about the electoral process and how lawful votes in key states are still being counted.But here we are. And as results...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsOct 24, 2020 at 5:01 pmFrom former national security officials to elected leaders, many longtime Republicans have made common cause with Democrats in sounding the alarm about the prospect that Donald Trump will call into question the results of the November election, if not challenge the peaceful transfer of power itself.In this chorus, one former official who stands out is Chief Justice Charley Wells, a retired chief justice of the the Florida Supreme Court who, though having been appointed by a Democratic governor, ruled in favor of George W. Bush — and...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsOct 24, 2020 at 5:01 pmFrom former national security officials to elected leaders, many longtime Republicans have made common cause with Democrats in sounding the alarm about the prospect that Donald Trump will call into question the results of the November election, if not challenge the peaceful transfer of power itself.In this chorus, one former official who stands out is Chief Justice Charley Wells, a retired chief justice of the the Florida Supreme Court who, though having been appointed by a Democratic governor, ruled in favor of George W. Bush — and...WW…

Long before Roger Stone was convicted, sentenced, and for his many lies to Congress on behalf of Donald Trump, he built a name helping Republicans suppress the votes of their opponents by claiming, without evidence, that they were cheaters. In 1981, Stone led an effort in New Jersey to have monitor polling locations in Black and Latino communities, all in the name of so-called ballot security and voter-fraud prevention. What was prevented instead was actual voting: The operation was so egregious, the Republican National Committee ended up getting sued in federal court and slapped with a...…Long before Roger Stone was convicted, sentenced, and for his many lies to Congress on behalf of Donald Trump, he built a name helping Republicans suppress the votes of their opponents by claiming, without evidence, that they were cheaters. In 1981, Stone led an effort in New Jersey to have monitor polling locations in Black and Latino communities, all in the name of so-called ballot security and voter-fraud prevention. What was prevented instead was actual voting: The operation was so egregious, the Republican National Committee ended up getting sued in federal court and slapped with a...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.A few weeks before the 2016 election, Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, drew a lot of attention with a concluding that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, conceived in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, was unconstitutional. The agency, in the judge’s view, was simply too powerful and Congress erred when making its director independent of, and unaccountable to, the president of the United States. That design, as conceived by lawmakers, served the...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.A few weeks before the 2016 election, Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, drew a lot of attention with a concluding that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, conceived in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, was unconstitutional. The agency, in the judge’s view, was simply too powerful and Congress erred when making its director independent of, and unaccountable to, the president of the United States. That design, as conceived by lawmakers, served the...WW…