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Sidney Powell and others must pay legal costs for the Michigan and Detroit attorneys who had to defeat their lawsuit, a federal judge ruled.

Retired attorney John Pirich called audits pushed for by Trump and GOP allies "nothing more than a publicity stunt."

View Comments The claim: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”  Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the state’s top election official, says a Republican-backed bill would prevent election officials like her from doing an important part of their job: sharing information with voters about how to exercise their right to vote.  Benson, who is running for reelection next year, has repeatedlyclashed with GOP lawmakers over a package of bills that seeks to re...

Elections attorney John Pirich says while Michigan’s election laws might benefit from some small adjustments, these bills don’t represent repairs to the system. “I would call them, in most instances, obstacles to voting, quite honestly,” Pirich says. How did we get here? In 2018, Michigan voters passed Proposal 3, which allows all Michiganders to vote absentee without having to provide a reason. This change was widely regarded as a measure that expanded voting access. Clerks have pointed out that changes in how votes can be cast creates a need for changes in the law regarding how an...

In a Supreme Court filing, Michigan rejected an unprecedented effort by the Texas Attorney General to overturn the election.