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Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies – a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know
Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University An Atlanta, Georgia, grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Aug. 14, 2023, charging him with racketeering and 12 other felonies related to his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state. Eighteen of Trump’s allies and associates, including former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, were also indicted for racketeering and other felony charges for their alleged involvement in the scheme. This

‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
Joseph Jones, West Virginia University The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 247 years ago, on July 4, 1776. Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king over

Supreme Court says state lawmakers can’t just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors
Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices

Mr. Modi comes to Washington – The Indian prime minister’s visit could strengthen ties with the US, but also raises some delicate issues
Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University and Larry Diamond, Stanford University Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to attend his first state visit at the White House on June 22, 2023, marking a historic moment that could potentially influence relations between India

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment
Jorge Heine, Boston University What does the Ukraine war have to do with Brazil? On the face of it, perhaps not much. Yet, in his first six months in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – now in