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Electoral Subversion
January 27, 2023
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Matt Ford
John Eastman’s Long, Ignominious Legal Career Might Be Coming to an End
It turns out there could be consequences for plotting to illegally overturn a presidential election.
December 7, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Independent State Legislature Theory Had a Rough Day in Court
The hot new electoral subversion idea brewed up by the conservative legal movement may be too extreme for some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives.
October 10, 2022
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Michael Tomasky
The GOP’s Cult of Election Deniers Is a Growing Threat to the Nation
This year, more than half of GOP candidates are Big Lie cultists. Repeat: more than half. It’s getting harder to see how democracy can survive this.
September 13, 2022
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Matt Ford
Trump’s Personal Coup Lawyer Looks to the Supreme Court for His Next Election Fix
John Eastman has some wild-eyed ideas about “independent state legislature theory,” and he’s hoping the high court’s majority will be willing to play along next term.
August 4, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Next Big Threat to American Democracy Is Headed to the Supreme Court
The right-wing legal movement’s latest dangerous idea is “independent state legislature theory,” and the high court’s conservative bloc just might dream it into existence.
May 13, 2022
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Matt Ford
God Bless John Eastman for Taking Meticulous Notes on Trump’s Criminal Conspiracy
Believe it or not, we all owe the former president’s personal coup lawyer a huge debt of gratitude.
February 5, 2022
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Jason Linkins
The Emerging Plot to Defend Trump’s Next Coup
The former president is acting more brazen than ever, and he’s adding reinforcements to his corrupt cause.
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