The Legal Mess: A Guide

Don't let the more than 25 lawsuits filed in the past week and a half scare you. The legal morass is shallower than it first appears. In essence there are just three continuing legal battles: the Republican attempts to stop all manual recounts from going forward, the Democratic attempts to get counties to hand count their ballots and to keep these recounts going, and the struggle of some Florida citizens to force a new election in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach cases are moving slowly, but in the others there has been a clear winner, at least so far: all...

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