Tag Archive for: 2020 Election

New On Just Security: Dissecting Kenneth Chesebro’s Proffer Statement – What’s Hidden, What’s Revealed

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In October, attorney Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents” in the Fulton County, Georgia 2020 election subversion case. Chesebro, who helped devise former President Donald Trump’s fake elector scheme, reportedly agreed to assist prosecutors and provide them with documents. While the extent of Chesebro’s cooperation with Fulton County DA Fani […]

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Legal Experts Eisen, Weissmann, And Copeland Discuss Kenneth Chesebro Plea Deal In Georgia Case And Its Ramifications

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Washington, DC — On Monday, October 23, top legal experts discussed the significance of attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s plea deal in the Fulton County 2020 Election Interference case in an online press briefing. The press briefing was hosted by Democracy 21 Education Fund. Chesebro’s plea, obtained on Friday, is the third guilty plea Fulton County DA […]

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Prominent Former Judges & Justice Dept. Officials In GOP Administrations Submit Brief Supporting Georgia’s Request To Bar Consideration Of Chesebro’s “Profoundly Mistaken Legal Position” In Election Interference Case

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“It is difficult to conceive of a more profoundly incorrect set of propositions about American law.” An amicus brief was submitted Wednesday in the case State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump, et. al. supporting Georgia’s motions regarding the “profound mistake of law” offered by defendant Kenneth Chesebro and suggesting appropriate safeguards to limit how it may be addressed […]

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Georgia Case: Kenneth Chesebro’s False Electors Scheme Was Unlawful, According To Legal Analysis In Just Security

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“There is no legal or historical basis whatsoever to support the lawfulness of that plan.” A new in-depth report in Just Security, examines the Fulton County Georgia DA’s case against attorney Kenneth Chesebro, his key role in the false electors scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia and six other states, and […]

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Two New Amicus Briefs In Georgia Case Oppose Mark Meadows’s Request For Removal To Federal Court And Oppose His Effort To Use Supremacy Clause To Dismiss Case

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Two amicus briefs were submitted on Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case The State of Georgia v. Mark R. Meadows. One brief concludes that Meadows’s case is not entitled to removal to federal court. The other  brief concludes that Meadows’s request to dismiss his case based on […]

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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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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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