The governors of Illinois and Colorado, both Democrats, have announced the formation of a new alliance aimed at safeguarding against “authoritarianism” and preventing the “undermining of democratic institutions,” just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to assume office. The alliance, named “Governors Safeguarding Democracy” (GSD), is being billed as a historic and nonpartisan coalition […]

Justice Juan Merchan, the New York judge overseeing the conviction against President-elect Donald Trump, delays a key ruling on Tuesday, ahead of a scheduled sentencing. Merchan has yet to decide on whether or not the conviction should be overturned. The prosecution wants more time to consider next steps in light of the changed circumstances.  

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has delayed ruling on President-elect Donald Trump’s immunity arguments in his falsified documents case. According to The Associated Press, Merchan told Trump’s lawyers on Nov. 12, when he was scheduled to make his decision, that he would make his ruling on Nov. 19, just days before Trump’s scheduled […]

Pennsylvania is a crucial battleground state for both parties because it holds a high number of electoral college votes. The latest polls are showing that this is a tight race that could be contested. We look at how significant the lawsuits are to how voters vote.  

Republicans and Democrats are filing several election lawsuits across the swing states. The main issues being litigated are mail-in ballots and voter rolls. NTD’s legal correspondent Arleen Richards reviews the issues.  

With early voting starting Saturday in Nevada, Democrats and Republicans in the state are in legal battles over so-called ineligible voters on voter rolls.  

As early voting has recently begun, Arizona’s highest court put a deadline on when lower courts should hear post-election lawsuits.  

Nevada’s Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee are asking a judge to toss a case filed by Republicans, which challenges voter rolls.  

President Joe Biden traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 13 to announce $612 million for Department of Energy projects to strengthen electrical grids in the areas affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The allocations include $94 million for two initiatives in Florida: $47 million for Switched Source, in partnership with Florida Power and Light […]

Election lawsuits in the state of Wisconsin stack up as voters and government officials challenge actions that could swing the final votes closer to either party.  

Voter rolls maintenance has been a major concern this election season, with registered voters in Wisconsin challenging the Election Commission’s practices. NTD’s legal correspondent Arleen Richards has more.

Here’s our legal correspondent with the latest on the election-related lawsuits being filed by Republicans in the battleground state of Arizona. Some of them are focused on clearing noncitizens from voter rolls.  

Eight states, including two swing states, will ask citizens to vote on constitutional amendments that, if successful, will add language to their state constitutions explicitly banning noncitizens from voting.  

NTD’s legal correspondent breaks down the lawsuits currently filed by Republican groups in the battleground state of North Carolina. Meanwhile, individual voters and liberal groups are challenging the state’s new congressional maps.  

New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces five criminal charges, including accepting bribes and wire fraud, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed Thursday morning. The 57-page indictment alleges Adams “compounded his gains” by abusing the New York City matching funds program. The campaign allegedly received over $10 million in matching funds because of […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan alleges in the indictment that Adams “compounded his gains” from illegal contributions by gaming the city’s matching funds program, which provides a generous match for […]

Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday opposed special counsel Jack Smith’s request to file a 180-page immunity brief in the federal election interference case.  

The suspect accused of hiding out with a gun near former President Donald Trump’s Florida golf course in an attempt to assassinate the former president appeared in a federal court on Monday as prosecutors released a box of his belongings that included a note he wrote apparently confirming he sought to carry out the assassination. […]

NTD’s legal correspondent breaks down the lawsuits currently filed by the Republican National Committee in the battleground state of Michigan. Meanwhile, Democrats have different ways of countering them.  

Tyson Foods, the meat company that produces about 20 percent of the meat sold in the United States, was sued for so-called greenwashing on Wednesday due to the company’s claims surrounding its net-zero emissions and “Climate-Smart Beef” programs.