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The fight for democracy
A series examining the threats to fundamental democratic rights in the US
18 June 2023
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‘Historic and significant’: key lawyer’s verdict on Alabama supreme court ruling
Deuel Ross, who argued the voting rights case Allen v Milligan before the court, discusses the significance of the 5-4 decision
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‘Historic and significant’: key lawyer’s verdict on Alabama supreme court ruling
10 June 2023
Turning point or the long game: what’s behind John Roberts’s surprise supreme court voting rights ruling?
Chief justice’s opinion shocked observers of his 40-year assault on the Voting Rights Act, but it may not mean a change of heart
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8:00 PM
Turning point or the long game: what’s behind John Roberts’s surprise supreme court voting rights ruling?
9 June 2023
12m Americans believe violence is justified to restore Trump to power
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12m Americans believe violence is justified to restore Trump to power
Surprise US supreme court ruling could help Democrats take House in 2024
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8:00 PM
Surprise US supreme court ruling could help Democrats take House in 2024
31 May 2023
North Carolina’s gerrymandered districts set stage for 2024 Republican wins
State’s congressional delegation likely to go from even split to 10-4 or 11-3 in favor of GOP despite fewer registered Republicans
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8:00 PM
North Carolina’s gerrymandered districts set stage for 2024 Republican wins
25 May 2023
Man who debunked Mike Lindell’s ‘blatantly bogus’ data wants his $5m
MyPillow chief promised to pay to anyone who could disprove his ‘election fraud’ data – but Robert Zeidman is still waiting
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Man who debunked Mike Lindell’s ‘blatantly bogus’ data wants his $5m
24 May 2023
Texas Republicans target state’s largest city with voting restrictions
Two laws approved by the house on Tuesday will affect Democratic stronghold of Houston
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9:03 PM
Texas Republicans target state’s largest city with voting restrictions
23 May 2023
‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules
Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state’s ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to pass
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‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules
19 May 2023
He voted in Florida for the first time in 2020. Then came the criminal charges
John Boyd Rivers says he was misled by an election official who urged him to vote for the first time in 2020. Now he’s been found guilty of voter fraud
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9:00 PM
He voted in Florida for the first time in 2020. Then came the criminal charges
17 May 2023
Republican who expanded Kentucky voting opportunities wins primary
Michael Adams, who defended his state’s election system from claims of fraud, goes on to face Buddy Wheatley in November
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9:57 AM
Republican who expanded Kentucky voting opportunities wins primary
15 May 2023
‘Impossible to hold him accountable’: DeSantis signs laws to ease 2024 run
Measures would let him campaign while serving as Florida governor and shield travel records from public
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‘Impossible to hold him accountable’: DeSantis signs laws to ease 2024 run
6 May 2023
Georgia governor signs bill that allows removal of district attorneys
Law that is seen as thinly veiled power grab sets up commission with power to investigate complaints against DAs
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7:16 AM
Georgia governor signs bill that allows removal of district attorneys
Attempt to recall election denier fails in Arizona county as petition falls short
Effort to recall Republican Cochise county supervisor Tom Crosby needed 4,900 signatures but fell 600 short
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4:27 AM
Attempt to recall election denier fails in Arizona county as petition falls short
4 May 2023
Dominion is not done fighting 2020 election lies. A look at its other cases
Company still has defamation lawsuits pending against two news firms and several persons it has accused of spreading lies
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Dominion is not done fighting 2020 election lies. A look at its other cases
Michigan township recalls clerk and ally who pushed election denialism
Stephanie Scott and supervisor Mark Nichols replaced by heavily Republican township in rebuke to extremism
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Michigan township recalls clerk and ally who pushed election denialism
2 May 2023
Michigan clerk who denies election results faces recall in divided county
Stephanie Scott was stripped of her election authority after she was accused of improperly handling voting equipment
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Michigan clerk who denies election results faces recall in divided county
28 April 2023
‘A dangerous trend’: Florida Republicans poised to pass more voter restrictions
Measures seek to limit third-party voter registration groups and will affect non-white voters in latest wave of restrictions
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‘A dangerous trend’: Florida Republicans poised to pass more voter restrictions
26 April 2023
‘Get cancer’: how election lies morphed into a plague of hate in Arizona
Menacing messages and intimidating posts about court rulings, vote counting and even printer problems target Maricopa county employees
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‘Get cancer’: how election lies morphed into a plague of hate in Arizona
Arizona county hires election director who spread false claims about 2020
Cochise county appoints Bob Bartelsmeyer, elections director who has shared social media posts with election fraud claims
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Arizona county hires election director who spread false claims about 2020
25 April 2023
An end to political deadlock? Arizona’s experiment with third parties
Will alternative parties and a change in voting methods deepen democratic representation or just favor one of the two established parties?
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8:00 PM
An end to political deadlock? Arizona’s experiment with third parties
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