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Appeals Court Upholds Year Long Sentence For Jan. 6 Misdemeanor Defendant
The appeals court panel found that Russell Alford’s sentence was not only within sentencing guidelines, but also on the low end of the range. -
The Year That Was (2023)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2023. -
Trump Disqualified from Maine’s Primary Ballot
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s decision makes Maine the second state to have removed former President Donald Trump from a primary ballot. -
Colorado Supreme Court Trump Disqualification Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
The Colorado Republican Party’s petition gives the Supreme Court a chance to weigh in on whether the former president is disqualified from seeking office in 2024. -
Michigan Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trump Disqualification Appeal
The majority did not accept an attempt to appeal the decision in LaBrant et al v. Benson, which keeps former president Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot. -
The FTC’s Amended Kochava Complaint and the Harms of Selling Geolocation Data
A newly unsealed, refiled FTC lawsuit against a location data broker underscores the damage of selling consumers’ location data. -
When Extreme Nativism Crosses International Boundaries
A pattern of cross-border vigilantism endangers migrants and amplifies QAnon-adjacent conspiracy theories. -
Section 875 Is Having Its Moment
The Justice Department has found its new favorite statute to address domestic extremism. -
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Disqualified from Holding Presidency
The court ruled former President Donald Trump cannot be listed on the Republican presidential primary ballot in the state. -
Does Section 230 Immunity Apply Globally?
Section 230 was never meant to be a global immunity shield, but in an alarming string of cases, courts have expanded it to be just that. -
January 6 Reaches the Supreme Court
Why Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the justices to leap-frog the court of appeals and where we go from here. -
D.C. Circuit Keeps Parts of Trump Gag Order in Federal Election Interference Case
The appeals court kept the parts of the order regarding protection of witnesses and court personnel, but vacated the rest.
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