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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: In Total Loss for Trump Campaign in Its Most Major Remaining Election Case, Federal Court in Pennsylvania Dismisses Case and Denies Motion to File Amended Complaint [link to opinion] — [This post is in progress] — In a total loss the the Trump campaign, a federal district court …
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Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
In scathing opinion, federal judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania — A lawsuit brought by President Trump's campaign that sought to block the certification of Pennsylvania's election results was dismissed by a federal judge on Saturday evening.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trump's Bid to ‘Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million’ Pa. Voters — The Trump campaign cannot block certification of Pennsylvania's election results, which made Joe Biden President-elect of the United States, based on nothing more than …
Audrey McNamara / CBS News:
Trump campaign again seeks to stop certification of Pennsylvania's election results — The Trump campaign on Saturday filed a new brief in one of their numerous federal court cases in Pennsylvania. The brief rehashes claims that the campaign appeared to abandon earlier this week.
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification — Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing President Donald Trump's campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election.
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ABC News:
Federal judge rejects Trump campaign's Pa. lawsuit with prejudice, saying it lacks factual proof — The judge said he could not take away the vote “of even a single person.” — Trump meets with Michigan officials amid controversy over certification of election results
Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Judge dismisses Trump's last Pennsylvania lawsuit capable of significantly disrupting election results — With a withering opinion, a federal judge on Saturday threw out President Donald Trump's last remaining legal challenge seeking to invalidate Pennsylvania's election results …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Delay Certification in Pennsylvania
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Detroit Free Press:
Trump tweets undermine Michigan leaders; images show Chatfield drinking at Trump hotel — Dave Boucher Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press — Public skepticism that Michigan's Republican legislative leaders focused on COVID-19 assistance during a Friday meeting with President Donald …
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Beth LeBlanc / Detroit News:
Michigan, national GOP seek to delay certification of election results
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Washington Post:
Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote
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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Black Detroit voters sue Trump campaign over effort to invalidate election results
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump privately plots his next act — including a potential 2024 run — President Trump would have the world falsely believe that he won the election and is preparing for a second term. — In private huddles and phone conversations, however, Trump has been discussing an entirely different next act: another presidential run in 2024.
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Susan Edelman / New York Post:
Secret plans helped Brooklyn synagogue pull off massive, maskless wedding — A Hasidic synagogue in Brooklyn planned the wedding of a chief rabbi's grandson with such secrecy it was able to host thousands of maskless celebrants without the city catching on.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together for the treatment …
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Experimental drug given to Trump to treat covid-19 wins FDA clearance — But Regeneron's antibody treatment is expected to be in short supply. — The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday granted emergency authorization to the experimental antibody treatment given to President …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Culture wars fuel Trump's blue-collar Latino gains — Donald Trump lost the presidency, but showed Republicans a way to win the culture wars with working-class Hispanics. — Despite four years of being defined as a racist for his rhetoric and harsh immigration policies …
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Catherine Sanz / ABC News:
Misinformation targeted Latino voters in the 2020 election
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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin's largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump on Saturday of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in some instances by objecting to every ballot tabulators pulled to count.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Trump tries to drum out GOP election officials who won't play his games — President Donald Trump has driven senators into retirement and tweeted wayward Republicans into primary defeat during four years leading the GOP. Now, as a lame duck, he's launched a new campaign against GOP election officials who won't bend to his will.
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Caroline Linton / CBS News:
Georgia governor calls for audit after state certifies election results
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Presidential Transition Live Updates: Trump Returns to Golf Course as World Leaders Discuss Pandemic — President Trump briefly met with the Group of 20 on Saturday after facing two setbacks in his attempt to undo election results in Michigan and Georgia. The Trump administration has scheduled …
Democracy Docket:
Pennsylvania VBM Certification Challenge — Several Republican candidates and voters filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania, the General Assembly, the governor, and Secretary of State. The lawsuit seeks to block the state from certifying the election results and asks the court to exclude mail …
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Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Chase says Virginia Democrats ‘hate white people’ and want Richmond registrar out because she's white — Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican candidate for governor, says Virginia's Democratic Party hates white people and that the party is seeking the Richmond voter registrar's ouster because she is white.
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Bolsonaro ran against corruption. Now, he'll have to find another slogan. — RIO DE JANEIRO — It was a moment when, after so many scandals and broken promises, Brazil finally seemed on cusp of change. — The sprawling corruption probe known as Lava Jato had ensnared scores of politicians …
New York Times:
Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? — There are now businesses that sell fake people. On the website Generated.Photos, you can buy a “unique, worry-free” fake person for $2.99, or 1,000 people for $1,000. If you just need a couple of fake people — for characters in a video game …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker patience runs thin with Trump tactics — Republican lawmakers are running out of patience with President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the election, which have failed to gain traction in court or the media. — Trump's legal team has yet to back up its claims …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules — Toggle more options — The chief executive over the Voice of America and its sister networks has acted unconstitutionally in investigating what he claimed was a deep-seated bias against President Trump by his own journalists, a federal judge has ruled.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Using Last Days to Lock In Policies and Make Biden's Task More Difficult — At a wide range of departments and agencies, Mr. Trump's political appointees are going to extraordinary lengths to try to prevent Mr. Biden from rolling back the president's legacy.
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Christina Maxouris / CNN:
US coronavirus cases top 12 million. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever — (CNN)The number of US coronavirus cases surpassed 12 million Saturday — an increase of more than 1 million cases in less than a week. — At least 12,019,960 cases have been confirmed …
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Zeynep / Insight:
Balancing Epistemic Humility and Prior Knowledge — This was a textbook virus. Why didn't we act more like it? — You've likely heard the disease currently ravaging the planet described as a “novel coronavirus.” It was correct, of course, as it is novel.
Stephanie Beasley / Politico:
Liz Cheney: Trump should respect ‘the sanctity of our electoral process’ — Liz Cheney on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to respect “the sanctity of our electoral process” if he cannot prove his voter fraud claims. — “America is governed by the rule of law,” the chair of the House Republican Conference said in a statement.
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