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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility
The question of the former president’s possible disqualification needs to be resolved sooner or later. Sooner is better than later.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Stefani Reynolds / Getty; Joe Raedle / Getty. The Courts Are the Only Thing Holding Back Total Election Subversion
The false claim of a stolen election metastasized into an election-denialist movement far worse than we could have ever imagined.
The Atlantic We Can’t Let Our Elections Be This Vulnerable Again
No law can stop reckless people from trying to thwart the popular will, but we should still address the obvious weak spots in our system.
Brendan Hoffman / Getty Trump Needs Three Consecutive Hail Mary Passes
The president’s litigation strategy is unlikely to succeed, but it’s doing great harm in the meantime.
Getty / The Atlantic The Supreme Court May No Longer Have the Legitimacy to Resolve a Disputed Election
If the country’s nine justices wind up deciding the presidential race, things could get very ugly very quickly.
Erin Schaff / Reuters Unlimited Donations to Candidates, Coming Soon?
Former Solicitor General Paul Clement may get the Supreme Court closer to killing what’s left of campaign-finance limits.
Gary Cameron / Reuters The Supreme Court Could Make Gerrymandering Worse
It likely won’t rule partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional. Instead, it may disallow independent redistricting commissions.
Joshua Roberts / Reuters Justice Kennedy's Beauty Pageant
Challengers are parading different standards before the U.S. Supreme Court justice, trying to offer a definition of partisan gerrymandering he’ll find acceptable.
Carlos Barria / Reuters Republicans Are Not Attacking Democracy
Not every battle over voting is an assault on democratic values.
Mike Segar / Reuters
