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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…

GOP senators tell Coleman to make a federal case out of it; expert nonplussed

By Chris Steller | 04.04.09 | 8:23 pm

colemannormSenate Republicans advise Norm Coleman to make a federal case out of his election contest, if that’s what he wants to do. But one legal expert says he’d only be wasting his time.