Judge Narrows Election

Two key Senate races narrow before Election Day

With Election Day quickly approaching, two key Senate races are narrowing. Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report, joins "America Decides" to take a look at how ...

Kamala Harris yet to speak as Trump wins White House

Exit poll data suggests Kamala Harris may have underperformed with female voters.

Trump’s ‘DJT’ reports narrowing quarterly loss on Election Day. Stock jumps after hours following regular-session slump.

Investors in the parent of Trump’s Truth Social appeared to suddenly turn pessimistic toward the former president’s odds of winning at the polls as Election Day progressed.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Georgia judge rules certification of election results is 'mandatory'

With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is "mandatory."

Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia

The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Georgia judge invalidates more controversial election rules

A Georgia judge determined that seven new rules passed by the GOP-controlled state election board were "unlawful and void."

Judge Strikes Down Multiple Georgia Election Rules

The measures had been promoted by the State Election Board. The judge called them “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results

A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that county election officials may not delay or decline to certify election results based on suspicions of fraud. Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney wrote in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Local Officials Cannot Refuse to Certify Election Results, Georgia Judge Rules

The ruling cuts at the heart of a key argument made by right-wing activists since the 2020 election, when Donald Trump sought to disrupt the certification process as part of his bid to subvert the ...

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules

County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.

Judge mulls new Georgia election rules, including ballot hand-count

A Georgia judge must decide whether to squash new state election rules, including a controversial change requiring hand-counted verification of ballots, in the final weeks before November’s ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Arizona's top judge: Courts must prioritize post-election disputes

Arizona’s top state judge on Tuesday ordered trial courts to prioritize election cases as anticipation swirls about a blitz of lawsuits in the swing state following November’s presidential ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots

A Georgia judge has blocked a new rule that would have required ballots in the state to be hand-counted after election night, saying the timing of the rule's passage makes its implementation wrong. ...

Top stories - CBS News - October 16

Why a judge blocked Georgia's election ballot-counting rule

A Georgia judge has blocked a new policy that would have required the state's election ballots to be counted by hand. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

Top stories - CBS News - October 16

Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots

The judge wrote that there was "a substantial threat of irreparable harm," if the hand count rule were to be implemented for the upcoming election.

Politics - CBS News - October 16

Judge mostly denies Trump's demand for more evidence in 2020 election case

Former President Donald Trump sought to force prosecutors to search nine government entities for 14 categories of information in the 2020 election case.

Top stories - CBS News - October 16

Georgia judge invalidates controversial new state election rules

The seven rules thrown out by a Georgia judge include one that required the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls.

Top stories - CBS News - October 16

Federal judge blocks Alabama's voter purge program ahead of election

A federal judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state.

Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans

(Reuters) -A judge overturned changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board in August, in a case brought by a conservative group which argued the changes would ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Judge invalidates key parts of Georgia election rules crafted by Trump allies

A Georgia judge invalidated several new election rules, calling the measures approved by the state's Republican-controlled election board unconstitutional and in violation of state law.

Georgia election rules passed by Trump-backed board are ‘illegal’, declares judge

Fulton judge invalidates seven new rules, including one that requires ballots be hand-counted after polls close. A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Judge rules evidence in Trump 2020 election case to be unsealed Friday

Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Donald Trump's latest request to delay the release of court records and exhibits in his 2020 election interference case until after the election.

Judge unseals more evidence in Trump 2020 election case

The judge overseeing President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case released more evidence collected by special counsel Jack Smith on Friday.

Judge Releases Redacted Trove of Jack Smith’s Evidence in Trump Election Case

The former president’s legal team had objected to any release of material, saying it would amount to election interference.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Trump calls election case Judge Tanya Chuktan 'the most evil person'

Donald Trump attacked special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Tanya Chutkan over the public release of documents in his election interference case.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Judge releases trove of evidence in Trump 2020 election case

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case on Friday released nearly 1,900 pages of evidence gathered by special counsel Jack Smith. Scott ...

Judge unseals evidence in Trump federal election interference case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's federal election interference proceedings unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of heavily redacted evidence that special counsel Jack Smith assembled to build his case ...

Judge orders Giuliani to hand over assets to Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani must turn over much of his property — his apartment in New York, the city that made him mayor, and other prized possessions — to two Georgia election workers who have sought for ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Judge Orders Giuliani to Forfeit Millions in Assets to Election Workers He Defamed

The onetime personal attorney to former President Donald J. Trump has seven days to turn over his Manhattan apartment, a vintage Mercedes-Benz and other possessions.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Secret Files in Election Case Show How Judges Limited Trump’s Privilege

The partly unsealed rulings, orders and transcripts open a window on a momentous battle over grand jury testimony that played out in secret, creating important precedents about executive privilege.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Mexico’s Supreme Court seeks compromise in clash over elected judges

Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara tells Financial Times he has issued draft opinion in bid to head off constitutional crisis

World - Financial Times - October 31

Musk can continue with election cash giveaways for now, judge rules

Prosecutors say the case will now move to a federal court, following a request from Musk's lawyers.

Judge pauses upcoming deadlines in Trump's election interference case

The judge in Donald Trump's federal election interference case has paused all upcoming deadlines in the case, after special counsel Jack Smith requested the pause.

Judge hits pause on Trump's election interference criminal case

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the judge in Donald Trump's election interference criminal trial to hit pause on the process and give him a month to formally request how to move forward — ...

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case

President-elect Donald Trump is facing four federal charges in the case arising from the 2020 presidential election.

Georgia judge rules officials can't delay election certification over fraud concerns

"Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results," the judge wrote.

Arizona counties don't have to do citizenship checks before election, judge rules

Those who sought the checks made their request too close to the election.

Georgia judge blocks rule requiring counties to hand-count Election Day ballots

A Georgia judge on Tuesday blocked a new rule from the state's election board that would have required counties to count ballots cast on Election Day by hand.

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