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On Sunday, several of Nevada's fake electors attended a Trump rally in Reno, where the former president thanked three of them personally, including Hindle and McDonald, while saying they were treated unfairly. He did not mention the specific charges.
The man who will oversee elections in one Nevada county has pleaded not guilty, along with 5 fellow Republicans, on charges that they submitted false paperwork claiming the lie that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020.
A recent legal appeal has further undermined the voting rights of people of colour in the United States and shows why a new civil rights movement is necessary, writes Malik Miah.
Monday’s decision almost certainly will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruling on a case brought by private plaintiffs under Section 2 of the Voting Rights. At the Court’s conservative majority in June struck down Alabama’s racially-gerrymandered congressional districts. We look forward to the Court holding itself to the standard it set for in that case when it rules on this one.
With the Eighth Circuit ruling, a new stage in the assault on the Voting Rights Act and democratic rights more broadly has been initiated.