Threats to U.S. elections—including disinformation, political violence, and other efforts to undermine public confidence in the election—have grown in recent years, and Lawfare’s coverage has grown with them. Find our articles, podcasts, and other projects on elections, and the efforts to subvert them, compiled below.
Please note that Lawfare’s coverage of related issues, including Section 3 challenges to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to be a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, the federal prosecution of Trump due to his alleged actions to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election, the Fulton County prosecution of Trump and co-defendants to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, and the accountability efforts in Congress, the criminal courts, and civil litigation for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, have their own dedicated pages linked throughout this paragraph.
Latest in Election Coverage
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A Victim of Crime and a Threat to Democracy
In defense of our “grossly irresponsible talk.” -
We Should Have Seen the Attempted Assassination Coming
Threats against public officials have been steadily rising for some time. Saturday was the sad crescendo to a disturbing trendline. -
How States Are Investigating and Prosecuting the Trump Fake Electors
The current status of nationwide efforts to hold accountable the people behind the 2020 fake electors plot. -
Does a Civil Rights Law Prohibit Lies About Voting?
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit weighed the question during oral arguments in United States v. Mackey. -
Threading the Needle in United States v. Mackey
Section 241 can be applied in a manner that resolves the First Amendment concerns raised by Mackey and the government while allowing the law to achieve its intended purposes. -
The Lawfare Podcast: How to Steal a Presidential Election
Is the legal architecture governing elections well crafted to prevent corruption and abuse?
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