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Constitutional Law

Sep. 2, 2026

The president has no business running elections

President Donald Trump's effort to restrict mail voting through executive action exceeds presidential authority over elections and threatens to disrupt voting just months before the midterms.

Allan Lee Dollison

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Law Offices of John Ye

Phone: (213) 427-2826

Email: adollison@johnyelaw.com

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The president has no business running elections
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Over a decade ago, the Supreme Court decided an important case about the requirement for law enforcement to obtain a search warrant when officers seize a person's cellphone. I remember talking with a grizzled public defender friend whom I had done lots of trials with, and he said, "Yeah, they tend to be very sensitive and careful with things that will affect them." I n...

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