MICHAEL WINES
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In Voter Fraud, Penalties Often Depend on Who’s Voting
Cases in Florida and a survey of prosecutions nationally indicate that despite the furor over voter fraud, prosecutions remain exceedingly rare and penalties vary wildly.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Arrests in Florida for Election Fraud
The 17 arrests announced on Thursday were the first by a new office dedicated to pursuing election crimes. The suspects were said to be former...
Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway.
A Supreme Court shift, frowning on changes close to elections, gives House Republicans a big advantage in November.
Next Front Line in the Abortion Wars: State Supreme Courts
Court challenges to sweeping rollbacks of abortion rights must go through state supreme courts, many of which have been shaped by years of conservative activism.
The Perils of Slow Vote-Counting and Delayed Election Results
Slow vote counts were the bane of the 2020 elections, inviting bogus fraud charges. But they’re not going away anytime soon.
Protesters Gather Across the U.S. to Speak Out Against Gun Violence
More than 300 rallies were scheduled in the country on Saturday, including one in Washington.
Louisiana House Map Is Blocked by Judge Who Calls It a Racial Gerrymander
The judge ordered the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to redraw the map to include a second district that gives Black voters the chance to elect a...
A Broken Redistricting Process Winds Down, With No Repairs in Sight
A brutal battle over drawing district boundaries in the House of Representatives has left the two political parties roughly at parity. But no one is...
Florida Supreme Court Turns Down DeSantis Voting Map Challenge
The court’s refusal means that the November elections will most likely be based on legislative maps a lower court said illegally diluted the power of...
Census Likely Miscounted the Population of 14 States, a Review Finds
A survey indicated that census takers in 2020 undercounted the number of people in six states, mostly in the South, and overcounted in eight others....
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