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Expert: Calling Senate race ‘stolen’ robs the word ‘stolen’ of its meaning

By Chris Steller | 07.01.09 | 6:01 pm

foley_edward“Mr. Franken now goes to the Senate having effectively stolen an election,” pronounced the Wall Street Journal’s editorialists today. Election-law expert Edward Foley was quick to respond: “[T]his election was about as far from ‘stolen’

Election expert Foley surprised at complexities in judging Coleman’s appeal

By Chris Steller | 05.06.09 | 11:10 am

foley_edwardOhio State University election law expert Edward B. Foley takes a long, hard look at Norm Coleman’s appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court and finds the case to be more of a morass than he initially thought.

Experts: Unanimous court order tough for Coleman to tear down

By Chris Steller | 04.14.09 | 11:29 am

Three election-law experts who have been closely tracking the Norm Coleman-Al Franken contest for U.S. Senate weigh in today with written reactions to the final order (pdf) from the three-judge panel that heard Coleman’s complaint. All admired the order for its…

Expert: Franken’s future now depends on how judges handle equal-protection claims

By Chris Steller | 04.01.09 | 11:27 am

Democrat Al Franken’s future now depends on how the three-judge panel presiding over Norm Coleman’s election contest trial handles the former Republican senator’s equal-protection claims, writes election law expert Ned Foley.