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2020 Election Litigation

The topic involves the litigation landscape following the 2020 election, including the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States and the implications for election mechanics and fraud-based injunctions.

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Feb 1, 2026
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White Africans being discriminated against

Claims that White Africans face systemic, race-based persecution have circulated in media and politics; some targeted incidents and U.S. policy gestures have amplified those claims, but broad empirica...

Feb 7, 2026

do U.S. citizens have any recourse if Trump attempts to control the elections

citizens possess multiple legal and institutional avenues to challenge a : federal criminal statutes and civil remedies enforced by the and private parties; state-led litigation and state control over...

Feb 3, 2026

How much did state and local governments spend responding to litigation and unrest tied to the 2020 election and its aftermath?

State and local governments do not appear to have a single, publicly compiled dollar figure for how much they spent responding to post‑2020 election litigation and the unrest that followed; available ...

Feb 2, 2026

Have any state or federal courts ever invalidated certified election results based solely on procedural rule violations in the chain-of-custody?

No clear precedent exists in which a state or federal court has solely because of chain-of-custody or other procedural handling errors; courts confronted with such allegations in the typically rejecte...

Feb 1, 2026

E. Jean lawsuit

has secured multiple favorable rulings in two related civil suits against : a jury found Trump sexually abused her and defamed her, producing a $5 million award that an appeals court upheld, and a sep...

Jan 31, 2026

What rulings did appellate and supreme courts issue on 2024 election fraud claims?

Federal appellate courts and the repeatedly narrowed the legal paths available to broad , often rejecting requests to block ballot counting or to disqualify candidates while permitting discrete litiga...