In a surprisingly sweeping opinion issued Wednesday, a five-justice majority in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections held that a federal congressional candidate had a legal right to sue, known as ...

Candidates for public office can sue in advance over vote counting practices they contend are illegal, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled, 7-2, that Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) can ...

Four years after 2020 gave us an “election week,” voters are heading to the polls and wondering: How long will it take for states to count their ballots this year? Several dynamics have changed since ...

The Supreme Court‘s ruling this week that cleared the way for candidates to sue over election laws means election-related lawsuits could soon ramp up nationwide, well before voters head to the polls.