Al Neal

LATEST ARTICLES BY Al Neal

• News

  

  Trump campaign rushes to court to halt counting of votes in Michigan

  November 4, 2020 By Al Neal

  As Biden pulls ahead in Michigan with final totals almost in Trump tries to get the courts to stop the counting.

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• U.S.

  

  SCOTUS: Two swing states, two rulings, two recusals…and counting?

  October 29, 2020 By Al Neal

  The U.S. Supreme Court has begun ruling on the several voting lawsuit appeals filed by Trump's campaign, state and national GOP, aimed at suppressing the vote, at a breakneck speed.

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• Politics

  

  Barrett cements 6-3 GOP majority as election lawsuits hang in balance

  October 27, 2020 By Al Neal

  As Trump gets his third Supreme Court justice seated, vote-suppression lawsuits may be his legacy whether he wins or loses next week.

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• News

  

  Parents can’t be found for 545 of Trump’s kidnapped migrant children

  October 23, 2020 By Al Neal

  Trump's AG Jeff Sessions officially announced the child separation policy in April 2018, but records show the horrific practice actually started in secret the previous year.

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• Politics

  

  Voter protection victory in N.C. as court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension

  October 22, 2020 By Al Neal

  The three dissenting judges urged the Republican plaintiffs to take the case to the Supreme Court next.

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• U.S.

  

  Supreme Court ties 4-4 in Penn. ballot case; bad signal for post-election disputes

  October 21, 2020 By Al Neal

  The 4-4 tie over Pennsylvania mail-in ballots portend trouble for any election cases that go to the court after Nov. 3.

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• U.S.

  

  Supreme Court to review ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy; migrants face terror-filled wait

  October 20, 2020 By Al Neal

  SCOTUS agreed to review Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces migrants to return to Mexico as they await their U.S. immigration court hearings.

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• Politics

  

  N.C. mail-in ballots case mixed ruling: Witness requirement remains, error fixes allowed

  October 19, 2020 By Al Neal

  The judge also declined to alter an extended deadline for county boards to accept absentee ballots after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.

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