Marc Elias

Marc Elias

I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be a check on Donald Trump's attacks on democracy. Five years later, its work is more important than ever before. Please consider joining today to help support its vital work. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member

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Marc Elias

Trump is breaking the law. How is that not in the headline?

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Marc Elias

NEW VIDEO: In the past few weeks, the Trump Justice Department dropped or withdrew its involvement in 7 voting rights cases filed under the Biden Administration. Paige and I explain these cases and what they mean about the future of voting rights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-h...

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Marc Elias

My weekly analysis of the most important democracy news of the week comes out in the morning. Sign-up now to receive it and all Democracy Docket premium content straight to your inbox. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-signup

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Marc Elias

Are they still throwing him a black tie dinner where he gets to veto the entertainment and not even show up? Support pro-democracy, independent media.

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"We in the philanthropic community must not wait like sitting ducks. We must prepare and unite to defend our freedom to support the millions of people who rely on charitable foundations to build stronger, healthier communities and opportunities for all." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social

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Marc Elias

Democracy Docket's team works everyday to keep you informed about democracy and the courts. It has no venture capitalist, no corporate overlords and gets no government money. It relies on its subscribers and members. Free or paid, consider becoming one today. newsletters.democracydocket.com

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Marc Elias

“The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order,” the court said. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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In a filing Wednesday evening, Jefferson Griffin — the Republican candidate seeking to overturn the North Carolina Supreme Court 2024 election results — asked the state appeals court to disenfranchise more voters by expanding the number of ballots included in the state’s cure process.

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NEW: “An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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This video Paige and I did explaining what happened in court today is going viral. Thank you for all the nice comments and to the thousands of new subscribers. I hope you find it useful. youtu.be/5HRmolBoM_k

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Republicans are more eager than ever to embrace the Big Lie and have become even bolder in their willingness to engage in mass disenfranchisement to secure and hold power. If federal courts endorse the GOP’s scheme here, it will open the floodgates to similar efforts in the future.

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Marc Elias

If what the capitulating law firms told the NY Times is correct, then they are the most incompetent lawyers in America. It isn't possible that they thought that they made a deal with Donald Trump and he was getting nothing and it would not come back to bite them.

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In a court filing Tuesday evening, North Carolina election officials put the number of ballots at risk of being thrown out in the state’s Supreme Court race at a significantly lower mark than the 5,000-plus previously thought to be at issue. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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With Judge Boasberg's contempt opinion today, we at the beginning of a constitutional crisis. And the Trump administration gets to decide whether we descend into further chaos or restore the rule of law. Trust Democracy Docket to keep you informed: newsletters.democracydocket.com

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NEW VIDEO: Federal Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for showing “a willful disregard” toward his March 15 orders requiring it return hundreds of migrants it sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Paige and I explain.

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If the judge is looking for an attorney to prosecute the Trump administration for contempt of court... 🙋‍♂️

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The only thing missing from the reporting is what Trump said to the heads of these law firms: "Some day, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me."

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I wrote to Democracy Docket members in February about the exact scenario now playing out in federal court -- including what happens next if the Trump administration tries to ignore a finding of contempt. Sign up now to stay informed. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-signup

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🚨BREAKING: Judge finds flying migrants to El Salvador after orders not to "demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt." Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.

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This was 100% predictable (and predicted). The big firms that capitulated will cave and do whatever Trump wants. He owns them and will humiliate them for the next 3+ years. If you are a lawyer at one of these firms, leave now with your dignity. If you are a law student -- is this what you want?

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Congratulations Skye! "Skye Perryman works tirelessly every day to safeguard our enduring, yet fragile, democracy" time.com/collections/...

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Marc Elias

My latest about how Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina and how it could usher in a new era of unprecedented election subversion. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...

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Marc Elias

Democracy Docket has no outside investors, no venture capitalist, no corporate overlords. What is has is 400,000 subscribers who want fearlessly pro-democracy news, information and analysis. If that is important to you, please sign-up right now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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Marc Elias

🚨Attention Members of the DC Bar🚨 Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.

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🚨BREAKING: A group of law students, represented by Democracy Forward, filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from gaining access to sensitive personal information. Paige and I discuss the courage of these students and the ongoing assault on the legal profession. youtu.be/NTP3Agz4K4Q

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Marc Elias

Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. They have been laying the groundwork for five months, and unless the federal courts intervene, they just might succeed. If they do, it could usher in a new era of election subversion in future contests across the country.

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Marc Elias

I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...

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We are now at the point where the AP can write this as if its a simple background fact and it sparks no outrage: "Trump has made no secret of his plans to use the power of the federal government to target domestic political adversaries."

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I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.

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Big Law's capitulation to Donald Trump is a billion dollar betrayal of democracy and the rule of law. I write about this and much more in my Tuesday tip-sheet. Join Democracy Docket now to receive it straight to your inbox tomorrow morning. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-signup

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VoteVets Action Fund, the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, and two individual voters all working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm filed a separate appeal. www.carolinajournal.com/riggs-groups...

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of NC Alliance for Retired Americans and VoteVets AF, my firm has filed an appeal to the Fourth Circuit to block the Republicans' efforts to steal a North Carolina state Supreme Court election. Follow Democracy Docket for full details. www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

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Marc Elias

A reminder that while Democracy Docket was warning that Pam Bondi was an election denier who would do Trump's bidding, the Washington Post was giving her a literal thumbs up. Forget the legacy media, sign up for Democracy Docket today. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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The latest from this weekend in North Carolina. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

Here is how WaPo handled Dem's 10-day long effort to count every vote in PA vs. GOP's 5-month long effort to throw out thousands of votes in NC. Support independent, pro-democracy media.

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NEW: With today's filings, it appears the Trump administration has decided on a showdown with the federal court. At this point, a finding of contempt seems likely. Then we are in uncharted territory. Sign-up for Democracy Docket to stay informed. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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I have seen a few questions regarding Democracy Docket: 1. It does not sell subscriber or member information or email addresses. 2. It is not part of Substack or ActBlue. It is fearlessly independent, unapologetically pro-democracy. Subscribe now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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Marc Elias

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and I discuss the ongoing influence of dark money in the courts, how the Trump administration is tearing apart the Justice Department and Elon Musk-led threats against judges. youtu.be/bpUSPPzHa0k

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Marc Elias

Trump is not done attacking our elections. He and his supporters plot every day to undermine the right to vote. They are constantly looking for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in the election system. This is their top priority. The question for us is whether it is ours as well.

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Marc Elias

It seems like every day we are focusing on what is happening to democracy in court. The best way to stay informed is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. Always fearlessly independent with no corporate overlords. It will not bow down. It will never obey. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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Marc Elias

As Passover begins, I am reposting my open letter to Elon Musk. I wrote it in response to his attacks on me and his suggestion that I suffer from “generational trauma.” It has been the most viral piece I have ever written and I continue to be moved by the positive feedback. Thanks and Happy Pesach!

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Marc Elias

My law firm is currently litigating 49 voting and election cases in 21 states. States with the most cases: AZ, GA, NC, NV, FL, LA, PA. I expect new cases will be filed this week.

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For people asking about my Passover email message today, here is a link to a preview and to subscribe. newsletters.democracydocket.com/why-this-nig...

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Marc Elias

Just in case those of us fighting for democracy in court didn't need another challenge, Big Law turning collaborators is here and growing. My firm and others continue to fight. We will never back down. We will never bend a knee. We will never obey.

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"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name." -- John Stuart Mill (1867)

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The GOP bill, a direct product of President Donald Trump’s decade-long obsession with illegal voting, would require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, bar states from counting late-arriving mail ballots, and dramatically infringe on states’ authority to run elections.

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Thank you for all the kind notes about my piece this morning. Happy Passover.

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Eighteen months before the midterms, the Republican National Committee is litigating more than 40 cases aimed at making voting more difficult. In North Carolina, the GOP is literally trying to steal a state Supreme Court seat won by a Democrat last November.

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Thank you to everyone who signed up for Democracy Docket this week! You help make sure it will remain fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. If you haven’t done so already, here is the link. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina’s high court issued a ruling to disenfranchise voters Friday in the ongoing legal saga over the 2024 election between state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and her Republican challenger, judge Jefferson Griffin. Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEXJ...

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Marc Elias

If you are a law student or associate who joined one of the Big Law firms that is now collaborating with Trump to do pro bono, ignore the bullshit management is telling you. Here is what Trump has in mind for you. Your spineless leaders will never say no to him.

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Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes. Paul Weiss 40M Cadwalader 100M Milbank 100M Skadden Arps 100M Willkie Farr 100M A&O Shearman 125M Kirkland & Ellis 125M Latham & Watkins 125M Simpson Thacher 125M

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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court rejects Republican effort to disqualify more than 60,000 votes in close judicial election. However, GOP dominated court rules 4-2 that several thousand other ballots must be "cured" to be counted. Democratic candidate will continue legal fight in Fed court.

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When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality. Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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A fifth law firm capitulated today and agreed to become a Trump collaborator. Shameful.

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The four law firms that it was announced are now Trump collaborators -- Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, and A&O Shearman Sterling -- ALSO agreed today to "Disavow DEI" as part of a settlement with EEOC. Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?

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President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials Thursday to investigate two of his former first-term officials who publicly refuted his baseless claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and criticized his chaotic administration from within.

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🚨BREAKING: Four more Big Law firms join the ranks of Trump collaborators. A&O Shearman, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Simpson Thacher all capitulated. In a sign of growing inflation, each firm agreed to $125m in Trump approved pro bono. Shameful.

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NEW VIDEO: An unelected billionaire is cutting government programs, Republicans are threatening judges and Donald Trump is golfing. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins me to discuss dark money in the courts, how Trump is tearing apart the Justice Department and threats against judges. youtu.be/bpUSPPzHa0k

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House Republicans just passed a sweeping anti-voting bill that historians are saying is the most anti-voting piece of legislation to come out of Congress in the nation's history. Paige and I explain. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4

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Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights, elections and democracy in the courts. Sign-up now to stay informed. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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According to media reports, the list of Trump collaborator Big Law firms may grow to include: A&O Shearman Cadwalader Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins Simpson Thacher If they do, they would join the already disgraced: Skadden Arps Paul Weiss Milbank Willkie Farr

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President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials Thursday to investigate two of his former first-term officials who publicly refuted his baseless claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and criticized his chaotic administration from within.

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I speak out against Trump almost every day. I leave it to others to decide whether I qualify as an “establishment figure.”

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NEW VIDEO: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine democracy. Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...

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“It’s the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history,” Wilentz said. “This is an attempt to destroy American democracy as we know it. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: U.S. House passed GOP voter suppression law. 220-208. Every Republican voted to disenfranchise millions. It now goes onto the Senate where Democrats will be able to block it.

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For months, the legacy media insisted Democrats were dispirited and disengaged. The recent nationwide protests revealed the truth — Democrats are angry, motivated and ready to act. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

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Marc Elias

“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).

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When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality. Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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New from me👇 In 2026, the fight to control the House and Senate will stretch from Minnesota to Florida and coast to coast. We are likely to see competitive Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina and Ohio. The House map will be even more expansive — likely spanning over 30 states.

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The cowards at Paul Weiss own this most of all, but they are joined in disgrace by Milbank, Willkie Farr, and Skadden. Trump suggested there are other firms that have agreed to debase themselves, but did not reveal the names.

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If you watched the Oval Office, Trump targeted two individuals whose only offense was saying the truth. Then he targeted a law firm because it sued FoxNews. It ended with him totaling the money Big Law firms that have capitulated owe him in pro bono. We cannot give up. We must all commit to fight.

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Restrictions on voter registration can determine who wins and who loses. So can limits on early voting and vote-by-mail access. Close elections often hinge on which votes are counted — and which are disqualified. Even when results aren’t close, Republicans increasingly contest outcomes they dislike.

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NEW VIDEO: Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler joins me to discuss the state Supreme Court victory, why even Republicans hate Musk right now and Wikler's advice to Democrats running nationwide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzjP...

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The fight for democracy is the cause of our time. I created Democracy Docket to be fearlessly pro-democracy. No corporate overlords, no compromises, it will never obey. Sign-up now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters

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Donald Trump knows that he owns these cowardly law firms. Here are a few recommendations: Paul Weiss can litigate to bring children back in the mines. Milbank can challenge clean air rules. Willkie Farr can lead on spoiling the water. Skadden is perfect to break the unions. Shameful all.

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The Supreme Court Tuesday paused a lower-court court order that reinstated thousands of probationary federal workers fired by the Trump administration earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Lawyers have ethical obligations to courts regardless of what their bosses say. If a government lawyer is asked to violate their oath, they should resign. There is no excuse for caving to Trump.

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Democracy Docket is built on its own custom platform to allow it to better serve you and remain independent of any corporate overlord. Today began a big transition that adds a website premium section and makes signing up easier. Check it out! newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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The Supreme Court in a 5–4 vote granted the Trump administration’s request to vacate a lower-court ruling preventing it from deporting people using an 18th century wartime law. However, it stipulated that those subject to law are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal.

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NEW: A new home for Democracy Docket premium members launches today!🥳 If you have not already signed-up to be a Democracy Docket premium member, today is a perfect day. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-signup

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"The implication...is that not only noncitizens but also U.S. citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal. History is no stranger to such lawless regimes..."

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The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court issues a stay blocking the lower court's order requiring the state to allow military voters and overseas voters without photo ID and voter with incomplete registrations to have 15 days to cure their defects. www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

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