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Rand Paul at Freedom Fest vows to investigate Dr. Fauci, urges 'Don't give up on the elections'
Rand and Kelley Paul at Freedom Fest: 'Don't give up on the elections'
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States' rights group defends conservative PAC caught in crosshairs of Montana political commission
HELENA, MT (Legal Newsline) - The Commission on Political Practices (COPP) is abusing its authority to prevent constitutionally protected political speech in Montana, according to an organization that seeks to keep check on government overreach.
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'Goal posts kept moving' for conservative political action committee backing Montana legislative candidates
HELENA, MT (Legal Newsline) - An attorney representing a conservative political action committee hit with violating Montana’s campaign reporting and disclosure laws said that the group did all the homework necessary to comply with the laws before becoming politically active in the state.
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Conservative PAC accused of violating Montana campaign law, and referred for prosecution, pushes back
HELENA, MT (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys representing the conservative political action committee Convention of States Political Fund (CSPF) are pushing back against claims of campaign law violation leveled by Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP).
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Roy Moore can take defamation claims to jury; Ad mentioned behavior with 14-year-old Santa's helper
ANNISTON, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A jury must decide whether former U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore was defamed when a political action committee aired advertisements in Alabama that said he was banned from his local mall for soliciting sex from young girls.
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Conservative James Brown gets broad GOP support for Supreme Court
HELENA, MT (Legal Newsline) - The Montana Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits James Brown, or any other judicial candidate, to seek the endorsement of a political party. But that hasn’t stopped leading state Republicans from endorsing the conservative Brown, an attorney and president of the state Public Service Commission, for the state Supreme Court.
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With tie to Trump in hand, Andrew Giuliani challenges GOP nominee for New York governor
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani is accustomed to the mud-slinging that comes with politics.
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MyPillow defense goes kaput in defamation case brought by voting machine manufacturer
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has lost part of his defense in a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine company upset with his public statements after the 2020 Presidential election.
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GOP candidate petitions riddled with bad signatures 'should be a bipartisan concern,' attorney in Secure MI Vote case says
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - An attorney representing a signature gatherer in a case involving an effort to squash the Secure MI Vote voter integrity initiative says that the possible disqualification of five GOP candidates for governor over petitions deemed fraudulent - even if unrelated to his case - is worthy of a bipartisan investigation.
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Leftist dark money group working to sink Michigan voter integrity initiative with help from outside Republicans
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A statewide initiative to adopt secure voting laws in Michigan, including a popular voter ID requirement, is up against millions from a leftist dark money fund that’s even gone so far as to pay prominent Republicans to help it defeat the initiative.
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Supreme Court candidate Chris Carnahan promises 'not to legislate from the bench'
LITTLE ROCK (Legal Newsline) - District Judge Chris Carnahan, conservative candidate for the state Supreme Court, is no fan of judicial activism
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Arkansas Supreme Court candidate Gunner DeLay describes philosophy as 'constitutional conservative'
Candidates for the Arkansas Supreme Court run with no party labels affixed to their names, but it’s not hard to assess where Gunner DeLay, 57, stands on the issues.
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Michigan voter integrity group sees uptick in support after opposition 'pay to not play' scheme exposed
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A spokesman for a statewide petition drive to enact voter integrity reforms, including voter ID, says supporters are “hitting back” after a complaint was filed earlier this month with the Secretary of State against a group opposed to the reforms.
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Conservative Michael Stading leading in key metric in race for NC Court of Appeals – money
RALEIGH, NC (Legal Newsline) - If money-raised decided the race for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Michael Stading would certainly have the advantage ahead of next week's primary.
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Freshwater Smith part of conservative judicial slate with broad appeal
RALEIGH, NC (Legal Newsline) - District Court Judge Beth Freshwater Smith, conservative candidate for the Court of Appeals, has been endorsed by Republican lawmakers, law enforcement, district attorneys, and even some of Chief Judge Donna Stroud’s (Freshwater Smith's opponent in the primary) colleagues on the bench.
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Trey Allen positioned to bring North Carolina seismic shift in state’s high court
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - If the Republicans take one of two seats on the state Supreme Court in the November elections, the make-up of the court will shift from 4-3 Democratic to 4-3 Republican.
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Failed Pelosi foe loses defamation case against S.F. Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Hearst Communications has fended off a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Congressional hopeful who sued over a 2020 article in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Watchdog says pro-Trump political committee violated election laws
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A campaign finance watchdog is going after 45Committee, a group that spent tens of millions of dollars supporting Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election.
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Bloomberg campaign workers appeal loss of class action against him
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Staff workers who sued former Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg for laying them off after withdrawing from the 2020 race will pursue an appeal in their lawsuit against him.
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MyPillow trolling for customers with Trump support, software company says
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An elections software company has countered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s motion to have its defamation lawsuit against him dismissed.