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Federal Judge Rejects Meadows’s Request To Transfer Case To Federal Court; Ruling Aligns With Brief Submitted By Prominent Judges & Attorneys

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On Friday, September 8, U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones in the Northern District of Georgia ruled against Mark Meadows’s request to have his criminal 2020 election interference case be moved from state court to federal court. Meadows is one of 19 defendants, including former President Donald Trump, who was criminally charged by Fulton County District Attorney […]

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Our Democracy Is Under Attack

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In December 2022, former President Donald Trump called for the Constitution to be terminated so that he could be restored to the presidency he lost in 2020. Our democracy held the line against his unprecedented coup attempt in 2020, but Trump’s attacks continue. Trump’s refusal to accept that he lost the presidency has opened the door to […]

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NEW On Just Security: Trump’s Legal Calendar

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Following a series of recent court developments, former President Donald Trump‘s 2023-2024 legal schedule is coming into focus and a new calendar, published today on Just Security, provides the key dates for Trump’s upcoming civil and criminal trials. The Just Security calendar will be updated as legal schedules evolve. The Trump legal calendar is available on Just Security. #     #    […]

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NEW On Just Security: Answering Judge Jones’s Question Regarding Removal Of Mark Meadows’s Case

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On Monday, federal district court Judge Steve C. Jones held an evidentiary hearing on Mark Meadows’s effort to remove Fulton County, Georgia’s prosecution of him in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference case from Georgia state court to federal court. Judge Jones requested supplemental briefing on the following issue: “Count 1 of the Indictment (pertaining […]

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NEW On Just Security: “Removal Of Criminal Cases To Federal Court: Two Dozen FAQs”

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A new report on Just Security provides, in “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ) form, detailed information on the efforts of five defendants to remove their cases to federal court in the Georgia 2020 election interference case brought by Fulton County DA Fani Willis this month, and other general and specific background on the issue of removal. “Defendants bear […]

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Eisen/Stanton/Wertheimer On MSNBC: Jim Jordan Is Abusing His Power. Fani Willis Should Call His Bluff.

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When Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg earlier this year charged former President Donald Trump with falsifying New York business records in the hush money case, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Trump ally and chair of the House Judiciary Committee, ran interference, attempting to investigate and intimidate the prosecutors. Now that Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis has charged the former President with […]

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Shaub/Eisen/Kolb in Just Security: The Hatch Act Bars Meadows’s Removal Bid

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On Monday, August 28, at 10:00 AM EDT, federal district court Judge Steve C. Jones will hold an evidentiary hearing to evaluate a filing by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to remove his case in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference case from state court to federal court. Meadows is one of 19 defendants […]

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Is Bipartisanship Dead?

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As the country faces a potential government shutdown at the end of September, Senators appear to be working in a bipartisan way to avoid the shutdown and fund the government for this fiscal year. But, in the House, it’s a completely different story. Bipartisanship is dead. It wasn’t always like this. For decades, in working […]

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Prominent Former Judges & Officials In GOP Administrations Submit Brief Opposing Meadows, Clark Removal Of Georgia Criminal Case

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A group of eight prominent judges and attorneys who served as high-level appointees in Republican Administrations submitted an amicus brief on Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court For The Northern District Of Georgia, Atlanta division, opposing Mark Meadows’s and Jeffrey Clark’s efforts to remove to federal court the 2020 presidential election interference case brought in Fulton County by District Attorney Fani […]

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The Democracy Legal Strike Force

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Last year, Democracy 21 Education Fund established the Democracy Legal Strike Force as a project of the organization to help hold accountable those who attacked our democracy in the 2020 presidential election, combat the still-thriving election deniers’ movement, and work to protect the integrity of our elections in 2024 and beyond. Since its launch, the […]

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