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Rick Hasen argued that granting the executive branch authority to halt election certifications under the National Voter Registration Act improperly shifts electoral power away from states

Walter Olson of the Cato Institute argued that the Department of Justice's Alaska election lawsuit improperly interprets the National Voter Registration Act to expand federal control over state elections

Ian Millhiser argued that the Supreme Court's Purcell principle prohibits federal courts from making election-related rulings in the period immediately preceding an election

Ward Clark of RedState argued that Daniel J. Sullivan followed all necessary statutory procedures and legal requirements to run for the United States Senate in Alaska

Rick Hasen argued that the National Voter Registration Act does not provide the Department of Justice with statutory authority to block state election certifications

Walter Olson argued that Alaska's ballot dispelled voter confusion by explicitly labeling Senator Dan Sullivan as the incumbent

The en banc Fifth Circuit ruled 10 to 7 that indefinite detention of noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection does not violate the Due Process Clause

Canterbury Cathedral holds an annual early-autumn service where hops are blessed and Morris dancers perform by the altar

The Ninth Circuit held that the unauthorized deployment of state National Guard personnel to execute federal law violated the Tenth Amendment

The Democratic lawsuit challenged executive actions under Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act and the Tenth Amendment

Imbolc, also observed as St. Brigid's Day and Candlemass, is an early February ritual marking the approach of spring

Federal law prohibiting noncitizens from voting does not grant the Department of Justice authority to dictate which ballots states count

The federal government asserted legal authorization to build the proposed Washington, D.C. triumphal arch under a 1913 congressional statute that created the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission

Plaintiffs challenging the proposed Washington, D.C., triumphal arch alleged that the project violated 40 U.S.C. Section 8106

The Ninth Circuit held that presidential determinations of exigency under 10 U.S.C. Section 12406 are subject to judicial review

The Supreme Court in Trump v. United States addressed whether a president could face criminal charges for official presidential conduct

The United States Constitution establishes legislative oversight and judicial review as institutional checks against executive branch misconduct

In McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled an official act requires a pending matter and a formal decision or action

Under McDonnell v. United States, an official act does not require a final decision and can include preliminary administrative actions

Applying federal criminal bribery statutes to political negotiations risks creating constitutional vagueness and due process violations