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“Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a ‘community notes’ system similar to X”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company’s moderation policies and practices Tuesday, citing a shifting political and social landscape and a desire to embrace free ...
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“Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court”
In a case that seeks to invalidate over 60,000 ballots cast in North Carolina’s Supreme Court election, a federal judge ruled that the state’s Republican-dominated high court should decide, instead of ...
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“Trump urges Garland to block release of Jack Smith’s final report”
Politico: Donald Trump and two of his allies are making a last-minute push to block special counsel Jack Smith from issuing his final report on his two dismissed criminal cases against the ...
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Canadian PM Trudeau Regrets Not Implementing Ranked Choice Voting
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. W ...
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“Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election win four years after he inspired a riot”
Congress on Monday formally certified President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, exactly four years after he stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol in a failed attempt to disrupt the ...
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“Donald Trump is about to get the Jan. 6 that he denied Joe Biden”
Politico: The transfer of power to Donald Trump is shaping up to be, well, peaceful. No mobs are assembling to disrupt Congress’ Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes. No Democratic leaders are ...
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A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6”
Donald J. Trump is to emerge from an arched portal of the United States Capitol to once again take the presidential oath of office. As the Inauguration Day ritual conveying the peaceful transfer of ...
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“Riggs responds to Griffin’s request to delay certification of the NC Supreme Court election”
Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs asked a federal judge to deny Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s request for a preliminary injunction in his election case. Riggs, a Democrat, leads Griffin, a ...
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“The New Year and the Necessity of Constitutional Reform – The Missing Element in Today’s Political Discussion”
We have finished yet another election cycle without the major parties and candidates recognizing and addressing the most important issue facing the U.S. today – the necessity of fundamental ...
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“Roberts Calls Court’s Relationship With Congress ‘Strained.’ Who’s to Blame?”
Jimmy Hoover for the NLJ. I offered some thoughts in this one: Many commentators say that a similar dynamic is responsible for today’s partisan rancor in light of the Supreme Court’s now solidly 6-3 ...
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My New One at Slate with Jeremy Stahl: “Judge Merchan’s Plan to Sentence Trump Sends a Courageous But Likely Doomed Message”
I have written this piece with Jeremy Stahl for Slate. It begins: In a surprising move on a lightning quick timetable that is unlikely to stand if challenged, the New York court that presided over the ...
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“Judge Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time”
NYT: A New York judge on Friday upheld President-elect Donald J. Trump’s criminal conviction but signaled that he was inclined to spare him any punishment, a striking development in a case that had ...