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Trump’s Hunt for Private Voting Data Hits Legal Hurdles
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
It’s no secret that the Trump Administration has been waging a war on voter fraud since the first term. But it really kicked into overdrive with Trump’s return...
SCOTUS Declares MVRA Restitution Is ‘Punishment’ Under the Ex Post Facto Clause
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
When does restitution, or “making victims whole,” become its own kind of punishment? In Holsey Ellingburg’s case, a modest bank‑robbery restitution bill turned...
Supreme Court Widens Candidate Standing to Challenge Mail‑Ballot Rules
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
How long should election day really last, and who gets to say? In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, the Supreme Court used a fight over late‑arriving...
SCOTUS Declines to Intervene in Billion‑Dollar Fraud Showdown Against Citigroup
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A long‑running fraud fight over Citigroup’s dealings with a once‑high‑flying Mexican oil contractor is finally headed toward trial on the merits after SCOTUS...
Compelled Interest? 1st Circuit Considers Challenge to Maine IOLTA Program
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Can a few dollars of bank interest on money that clients temporarily park with their lawyers amount to unconstitutional “compelled speech”? One recent lawsuit...
California’s Open‑Carry Regime Struck Down in the City, Survives in the Country
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
California has effectively banned ordinary people from openly carrying handguns in the places where almost everyone lives, while insisting that a rural...
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