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Why there's so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election

  • Written by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
imageWhat will judges do? And when will they do it?Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, bewildered and frustrated by one underlying question: Why is there so much legal uncertainty about so many critical questions...

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