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The president’s litigation strategy is unlikely to succeed, Richard L. Hasen, an election-law expert, argues. But it will sow chaos in the meantime.

Meanwhile, two lawyers argue that no self-respecting attorney should touch Trump’s claims.

One question, answered: How should one ventilate their home during a pandemic?

This summer, our contributing writer Zeynep Tufekci wondered why experts weren’t offering more guidance around ventilation, given concerns of airborne transmission.  

Before COVID-19 hit, Craig Mod, a writer based in Kamakura, Japan, intensely modified his home airflow to prevent summer mold. He applied his learnings to the outbreak:

Thankfully, you can create safer air without going to my extremes. If you can’t afford in-window vents, just crack as many windows as possible. Open doors between single-window rooms to help establish gradients. Do this even with the air conditioner on, or the heater come winter. Yes, it’s less energy efficient, but even one cracked window will slowly replenish stagnant air. Two cracked windows help the air better figure out how to move. You can also augment the quality of air in a single-vent room by adding a HEPA filter, which has been shown to effectively reduce dangerous aerosols.

Continue reading Craig’s piece.

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Caroline Mimbs Nyce is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic.