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Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious
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No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
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Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious
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