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      <title>How Congress Counts Electoral Votes Under the Reformed Rules</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2022 rewrite of the Electoral Count Act set a one-fifth objection threshold, named the state executive as the single certifying official, and made the presiding officer's role ministerial. Here is the mechanism, section by section.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Pardon Power: Broad, Unreviewable and Full of Unwritten Rules</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The presidential pardon power explained: Article II's limits, the Pardon Attorney process, commutation types and the unreviewability courts keep affirming.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Multistate Lawsuits: How State Attorneys General Sue as a Bloc</title>
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      <title>How a Class Action Gets Certified: Rule 23&apos;s Four Hurdles</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How class actions get certified under Rule 23: numerosity, commonality, predominance, 23(f) appeals and the arbitration clauses that bypass it all.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qualified Immunity Explained: The Clearly Established Barrier</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Qualified immunity explained: Harlow's clearly-established standard, the Section 1983 procedure, Bivens limits and the state-level reforms around it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Electoral Count Reform Act&apos;s Five Changes That Actually Matter</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 explained: ministerial vice president, one-fifth objection threshold, governor certification and expedited court.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How Recounts Are Triggered: Automatic Thresholds, Requests and Courts</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Recount triggers by state: automatic recounts, 0.5 percent margins, requester-pays rules and the canvass sequence that decides when counts are re-run.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Voting Rights Act Section 2: The Gingles Test in Plain Language</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[VRA Section 2 explained: the 1982 results test, the three Gingles preconditions, Senate factors and the 2026 map litigation they drive.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How a Case Reaches the Supreme Court: The Cert Petition Gauntlet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The cert petition process: rule of four, cert pool, circuit splits and GVRs — how the Supreme Court picks the 1 percent of cases it hears.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Asha Venkataswamy</dc:creator>
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      <title>What Standing Means in Election Lawsuits — and Why Cases Die on It</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Article III standing — injury, traceability, redressability — decides most election lawsuits before the merits. A plain-language explainer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How Federal Judges Are Confirmed: Every Step From Nomination to Robe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How federal judges are confirmed: blue slips, Judiciary Committee votes, simple-majority cloture and the floor calendar that decides each nominee.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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