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Trump Lawyers Who Spread False Election Claims Face Their Day in Court

The Crime Report

Capitol, attorneys who promoted former President Donald Trump’s false claims about election fraud are being forced to defend their actions in court, reports the Washington Post. In Michigan, U.S. Six months after the violent attack on the U.S.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

SCOTUSBlog

So Congress, for the first time, passed a law authorizing the chief justice to hire an administrative assistant. From 1972 to 1985, Cannon served as Burger’s assistant, helping him implement various changes to modernize the court. In researching the book, O’Brien visited execution chambers and sat in electric chairs. Aimee Stephens.

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