Trump tries to dismiss Georgia election subversion case, claiming immunity again.
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Daily Docket — Monday, Jan. 8
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By Rakim Brooks
Here are some recent updates.
* A federal court upheld ([link removed]) Ohio law House Bill 458, ruling in favor of GOP state officials. Voters and progressive groups argued that the law — which enacts new voter ID rules, limits drop boxes, moves up ballot deadlines and more — was unconstitutional.
* Former President Donald Trump moved ([link removed]) to dismiss the Fulton County, Georgia election subversion case, claiming he has immunity from actions taken while serving as president. This argument mirrors the defense made in Trump's separate federal Jan. 6 case.
* Abe Hamadeh (R) filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit seeking to remove Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) from office and instate himself as attorney general. This case — filed in December 2023 — is the third lawsuit Hamadeh has filed to overturn his 2022 loss to Mayes.
* The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed ([link removed]) a conspiracy theory-riddled Oregon lawsuit that sought to dismantle the state's mail-in voting system and ban electronic voting machines.
* A right-wing group appealed ([link removed]) a decision — which dismissed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that restores voting rights to people convicted of a felony upon release from incarceration — to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow.
* Trial will begin in a lawsuit ([link removed]) brought by a conservative group against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) challenging the use of electronic voting machines in the Peach State.
* At 9:30 a.m. EST, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold oral argument in Trump’s 2020 election subversion case ([link removed]) to determine whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution.
ICYMI, on Friday, we posted an interview with Alliance for Justice President Rakim Brooks, where he and Marc discuss why America is facing a judicial crisis and what needs to be done to save it. Watch it here ([link removed]) and subscribe to our channel here — we are trying to hit 100,000 subscribers!
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