Michigan ex-governor Rick Snyder facing charges in Flint water crisis
The Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect Wednesday against former governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. The charges cite violations of section 750.478 of the Michigan Penal Code. Section 750.478 refers to willful neglect of duty of a public officer or a person holding public trust [...]
Republicans, the Rule of Law, and the Fate of American Democracy
It is tempting to laugh off the claims about election fraud by President Trump and his Republican followers. Even some Trumpian Republicans have tried, like Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. He dismissed as “laughable” the effort by Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to force him out of office because, in their chilling [...]
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) said Friday that they have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump and his campaign on behalf of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and three Detroit residents. The suit challenges Trump and his campaign’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Michigan by [...]
Trump campaign drops Michigan election lawsuit despite vote certification reversal
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign withdrew their federal lawsuit in Michigan on Thursday, claiming they had already accomplished their goal of preventing vote certification in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. But that was not actually the case. The Michigan election lawsuit argued the vote should not be certified based on claims by Republican poll watchers [...]
Joe Biden has won states worth 306 Electoral College votes, 36 more than the 270 needed to win, and received in excess of 5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump insists the election was stolen from him and he is the victor. Trump started attacking the election months before it happened. He [...]
Michigan judge prevents independent audit and allows certification of Detroit election results
Michigan Judge Timothy M. Kenny denied an attempt Friday to enjoin the Wayne County Board of Canvassers from certifying its US presidential election results and refused to order an independent audit of those results. Two individuals sued the City of Detroit and its election commission for alleged widespread voter fraud at the TCF Center after President-elect [...]
Trump campaign files lawsuits to stop vote counts in Pennsylvania and Michigan
The Trump campaign on Wednesday announced that it had filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Michigan to halt the counting of absentee and mail ballots cast in the run-up to the November 3 election. The campaign claimed that in Michigan it “has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening [...]
Federal judge orders immediate sweep of postal facilities for mail-in ballots
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday ordered the US Postal Service (USPS) to conduct a sweep of postal facilities “to ensure that no ballots have been held up and that any identified ballots are immediately sent out for delivery.” Sullivan also ordered the Postal Service to file [...]
Federal judge orders USPS to 'make every effort' to deliver ballots by Election Day
US District Court Judge Stanley Bastian issued an order Friday for the US Postal Service (USPS) to “make every effort” to deliver ballots on time to voters in Michigan and Wisconsin. Bastian issued the order after Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson requested a hearing regarding concerns over slow mail delivery. The order and hearing form [...]
On December 9, 2020 argument is scheduled for Collins v. Mnuchin at the Supreme Court. The case originated in the Fifth Circuit and the Court of Appeals issued an en banc opinion on September 6, 2019. The primary questions before the Court are whether the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s structure violates the separation of powers and [...]
