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Justice or Just Desserts? Trump, Cosby and Georgia cases show rising cost of political litigation

JonathanTurley

From the prosecution of Bill Cosby to a federal lawsuit against Georgia, courts are dealing with cases where government lawyers repeat the same implausible claims with the same unconvincing results. The Georgia lawsuit. Likewise, Biden falsely claimed Georgia’s law prevents voters in line at polling places from getting water.

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“Just Do It”: Democrats Continue to Struggle to Find a Crime to fit the Offense

JonathanTurley

A Georgia grand jury is looking into the separate possibility of state election fraud violations.). Trump has long used litigation as a business and political cudgel , often advancing weak legal claims. He has been criticized for treating the law as endlessly malleable.

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A League of Their Own: The Rollins Decision Follows a Troubling Pattern at the DOJ

JonathanTurley

He also faces other possible legal action, of course, including potential state charges in Georgia for election law violations.) And selective prosecution complaints are notoriously difficult to litigate. With Rollins, after an investigation found that she lied to investigators, the DOJ refused to file any charges at all.