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vote fraud

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock addresses supporters.

Politics

Georgia Secretary of State: Democrats 'Double Down on False Claims' About Elections

Brad Raffensperger compares President Joe Biden and Sen. Raphael Warnock to Donald Trump.

Joe Lancaster | 12.20.2022 12:00 PM

The Republican Party Needs a Post-Trump Reality Check

Donald Trump

Robert Draper: The GOP Needs a Post-Trump Reality Check

The Weapons of Mass Delusion author says election-deniers like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert may be the Republicans' future.

Nick Gillespie | 11.30.2022 11:31 AM

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Has the GOP Lost Its Mind Over Donald Trump and Election Fraud?

Weapons of Mass Delusion author Robert Draper says Republicans need a massive reality check.

Nick Gillespie | 11.30.2022 10:30 AM

Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton in front of a mail-in ballot

Campaigns/Elections

'Election Fraud' Can Become Our Awful New Hyperbole

If we go through one election cycle after another and every loser unjustifiably cries fraud, eventually the claim will cease to impress.

Bonnie Kristian | 11.4.2022 3:05 PM

Did Donald Trump commit crimes by trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election?

Donald Trump

A Federal Judge Says Trump Knowingly Endorsed False Fraud Claims in an Election Lawsuit

Despite that evidence, it is hard to tell whether Trump actually thought he beat Biden.

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2022 4:25 PM

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Campaigns/Elections

American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been

The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans

Eric Boehm | 9.29.2022 7:00 AM

Michigan AG Dana Nessel at a press conference. She is wearing a brown jacket.

Politics

Michigan GOP Attorney General Candidate Under Investigation by His Opponent for 2020 Voting Machine Scheme

Matthew DePerno is under investigation by his opponent's office for allegedly illegally seizing and "testing" voting machines from several Michigan counties.

Emma Camp | 8.10.2022 1:50 PM

Defamation

Federal Court Sanctions MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for "Frivolous" Legal Claims

A federal district court judge dismissed Lindell's counterclaims against Dominion and Smartmatic, and Lindell may still be on the hook for defamation.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.21.2022 9:06 AM

Did Donald Trump commit crimes by trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election?

January 6

Here Is Why a Federal Judge Says Trump Probably Committed Felonies When He Tried to Overturn Biden's Election

A ruling in a dispute over emails sought by the January 6 committee agrees that Trump's actions likely violated two federal laws.

Jacob Sullum | 3.29.2022 6:35 PM

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Criminal Justice

Pamela Moses 'Requested a Jury Trial.' So She Got 6 Years in Prison.

Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Moses would be a free woman—if she hadn't insisted on exercising her constitutional right to trial.

Billy Binion | 2.17.2022 5:20 PM

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Conspiracy Theories

The Court Order Approving Sanctions Against Sidney Powell Shows How Hastily She Assembled Her Kraken

A federal judge concluded that Powell and eight other pro-Trump lawyers who challenged Michigan's election results made frivolous arguments and treated evidence recklessly.

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2021 5:35 PM

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Defamation

As Defamation Lawsuits Against 3 Election Conspiracy Theorists Proceed, They Will Get Another Chance To Present Their 'Evidence'

Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mike Lindell can still beat Dominion Voting Systems in court by showing that their accusations were true.

Jacob Sullum | 8.13.2021 3:20 PM

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Voting Rights

Are Republicans Who Support New Voting Restrictions Racist or Just Partisan?

Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2021 4:05 PM

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Conspiracy Theories

A Federal Judge Considering Sanctions Against Pro-Trump Lawyers Says They Made 'Fantastical' Election Fraud Claims Without Even 'Minimal Vetting'

Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell says the sheer volume of the affidavits she collected shows she exercised due diligence.

Jacob Sullum | 7.13.2021 5:45 PM

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Rudy Giuliani

New York Appeals Court Catalogs Rudy Giuliani's Election Lies As It Suspends His License to Practice Law

The suspension is based on "demonstrably false and misleading statements" that Giuliani made as Donald Trump's lawyer.

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2021 8:50 PM

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Defamation

Sidney Powell, Who Denied That Her Wacky Election Conspiracy Claims Were Statements of Fact, Now Says She Will Prove They Were True

The former Trump campaign lawyer plans to defeat defamation lawsuits by showing "what actually happened."

Jacob Sullum | 6.8.2021 5:00 PM

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Defamation

Sidney Powell Says She's Not Guilty of Defamation Because 'No Reasonable Person' Would Have Believed Her 'Outlandish' Election Conspiracy Theory

The former Trump campaign lawyer insists her allegations about systematic voting fraud were not "statements of fact."

Jacob Sullum | 3.23.2021 9:00 PM

Defamation

Dominion Makes Good on Threat to File Defamation Suit Against Mike Lindell

The election systems company is taking its fight to the conspiratorial My Pillow CEO.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.22.2021 4:00 PM

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Rudy Giuliani

Surely Rudy Giuliani's 'Conclusive Proof' of Machine-Based Election Fraud Will Save Him From Dominion's $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit

The company says Donald Trump's leading lawyer perpetrated "a viral disinformation campaign" based on "demonstrably false" charges.

Jacob Sullum | 1.25.2021 2:00 PM

Defamation

Dominion Seeks to Beach the Kraken, Prompts Pillow Fight (UPDATED)

Threats of defamation suits have prompted corrective statements on Fox and Newsmax, but My Pillow CEO wants to fight.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.18.2021 10:31 PM

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Defamation

An Abject Apology Highlights the Legal Exposure for Promoters of Trump's Election Fraud Fantasies

American Thinker says its claims about Dominion Voting Systems were "completely false."

Jacob Sullum | 1.17.2021 5:45 PM

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Conspiracy Theories

Sidney Powell's Loony Election Claims, Which Gave Birth to the Deadly Capitol Invasion, May Finally Cost Her

Dominion Voting Systems, the focus of the former Trump campaign lawyer's conspiracy theory, is seeking $1.3 billion from her for defamation.

Jacob Sullum | 1.11.2021 3:05 PM

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Election 2020

Ted Cruz's Legally Groundless Challenge to Biden's Electoral Votes Was a Disgrace That Should Follow Him Forever

Cruz plunged into the constitutional abyss while Rand Paul stepped back, refusing to sacrifice democracy and the rule of law.

Jacob Sullum | 1.7.2021 2:35 PM

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Reason Roundup

Trump Fishes for Votes in Georgia as GOP Senators Fight Over Election Certification

Plus: Victory for sanitizer-making distilleries, Supreme Court to consider student's Snapchat rant, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.4.2021 9:35 AM

vote fraud

Only Two House Republicans Genuinely Believe Vote Counts Were Severely Compromised

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) called his colleagues' bluff yesterday.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.4.2021 8:57 AM

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Election 2020

Ted Cruz Recycles Election Fraud Claims Already Rejected by the Courts

He and other GOP senators supporting his bid to reject certification of the 2020 election result ignore the fact that courts have already addressed the issues they raise.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.3.2021 4:49 PM

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Reason Roundup

Nevada Supreme Court Becomes the Latest To Reject Republican Election Fraud Lawsuit

Plus: State legislator considering tax on online shopping for residents of New York City, how cops really caught the Golden State Killer, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.9.2020 9:33 AM

vote fraud

Attorney General Barr Says There Is No Evidence of Election Fraud that Would Have Changed Election Outcome

Either the AG is acknowledging reality, or he's joined the anti-Trump deep state conspiracy.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.1.2020 2:28 PM

Election 2020

The Paranoid Style of American Politics—Presidential Election Edition

Trying to counter viral election fraud claims is like playing whack-a-mole. [With Updates]

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.30.2020 11:02 AM

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