BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions of ballots are still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump has said his campaign will be looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the presidential election. While his suggestion has been deemed premature, countless election cases have alredy been filed across the country and a superior court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday filed by the campaign that accused elections officials in Georgia of mishandling absentee ballots. IU judicial experts are available to comment on the likelihood that the results will be contested in court and what the implications may be if this happens.
For more information, contact Mary Keck at marykeck@iu.edu or 812-856-2148, or Marah Yankey at mqharbis@iu.edu or 812-856-1442.
Nicholas Almendares
IU Bloomington
Phone: 812-856-7834
Email: nalmend@indiana.edu
Expert Bio
Nicholas Almendares is an associate professor at the Maurer School of Law. His research focuses on accountability and democracy across areas of law such as class actions, separation of powers, collective responsibility and campaign financing. His work takes an interdisciplinary approach, often drawing upon economics, social science and philosophy.
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Charles G. Geyh
IU Bloomington
Phone: 812-855-3210
Email: cgeyh@indiana.edu
Expert Bio
Charles Geyh, Distinguished Professor and John F. Kimberling Professor in the Maurer School of Law at IU Bloomington, teaches and writes in the areas of judicial conduct, ethics, procedure, independence, accountability and administration.
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Gerard Magliocca
IUPUI
Phone: 317-278-4792
Email: gmaglioc@iupui.edu
Expert Bio
Gerard N. Magliocca, the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, is the author of four books and over 20 articles on constitutional law and intellectual property. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford and his law degree from Yale, and he joined the IU faculty after two years at Covington and Burling and one year as a law clerk for Judge Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Three of his books have been the subjects of programs on C-Span’s Book TV, including his latest book, on the Bill of Rights.
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Steve Sanders
IU Bloomington
Phone: 812-855-1775
Email: stevesan@indiana.edu
Expert Bio
Steve Sanders teaches constitutional law, constitutional interpretation, family law and constitutional litigation (the law of Section 1983 actions for constitutional torts) at the IU Maurer School of Law; his scholarship focuses on questions arising out of the 14th Amendment’s guarantees of equal protection and due process, with a special focus on issues affecting LGBT people and same-sex couples. Sanders’ writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post and SCOTUSBlog, among other print and online outlets. He has appeared on MSNBC and public radio’s To the Point, is a regular legal analyst for Bloomberg Radio, and is frequently quoted by print and online news media about matters of constitutional law, LGBTQ rights and the Supreme Court.
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