Marc Elias

Marc Elias

Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Guy who’s long worked feverishly to throw the 2020 election to Donald Trump, may be out of the running for the GOP nomination in the Minnesota governor’s race. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

June is when the Supreme Court releases it most important opinions. I built Democracy Docket to keep you informed about everything happening to democracy in court. Subscribe now! bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Marc Elias

“After the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the fallout was immediate. The ruling, which eviscerated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, gave the greenlight for blatant racial discrimination in voting.” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/call...

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Marc Elias

If you are tired of media capitulation, my ask is that you support Democracy Docket. It has no corporate overlords, it never backs down, it will not obey. Subscribing is free, a premium membership $10 a month. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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A federal judge is probing whether Trump’s lawyers made the court a “victim of a fraud” by colluding through President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to create his “anti-weaponization” fund. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a new congressional map into law Friday that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Ellison wanted to buy Paramount. In exchange for approval, Trump wants Ellison to gut CBS News and CNN. Both get what they want. It is not more complicated than that. Support pro-democracy, independent media. Subscribe now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission is sounding the alarm about the “unusually long time” it took for absentee ballots to reach their assigned voters by mail in the state’s April primaries. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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New Hampshire Republicans’ attempt to prevent voters from using signed affidavits to comply with the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirement is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Friday temporarily barred the Department of Justice (DOJ) from moving forward with a massive $1.8 billion slush fund for President Donald Trump’s allies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS New Hampshire's new documentary proof of citizenship law. A victory for our client, New Hampshire Youth Movement, and the voters of New Hampshire. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-ha...

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We just won a big voting case in New Hampshire. Stand by for details.

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As they aggressively weaponize federal law enforcement, President Donald Trump’s attorneys general are quickly amassing ethics complaints — and they don’t appear poised to stop anytime soon. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking right now: Active Voting Rights Cases: 156 Active Redistricting Cases: 43 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 77 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 75 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27 www.democracydocket.com

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🚨BREAKING: Alabama officially asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a lower court’s ruling from earlier this week that blocked the state from using a racially gerrymandered map for this year’s midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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NEW EPISODE: We are at the most critical point in redistricting since the Callais decision -- with key developments in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. What happens in the coming days will define the maps for 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=40rS...

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Paxton didn’t just challenge the results or allege fraud — courts had already dismissed lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and his allies to that effect, finding no evidence whatsoever to support the crackpot conspiracy theories they peddled. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to move faster to fulfill an information request from Democrats seeking documents detailing possible plans to deploy immigration agents or military personnel to the polls this fall. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the U.S. Senate Republican primary runoff over the four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, boosted by an endorsement from President Donald Trump, according to multiple news outlets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR

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Pro-voting plaintiffs in the case have appealed the decision to the state court of appeals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The South Carolina Senate abruptly adjourned its special redistricting session Tuesday without passing a redistricting bill — a setback for President Donald Trump’s campaign to rig the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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A federal district court Tuesday blocked Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map in this year’s midterm elections, after plaintiffs in a long-running legal challenge asked the court for an emergency order halting the last-minute gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. You can help support it by becoming a premium member. Until midnight tonight, use the code JOIN20 for $20 off. bit.ly/4qr0jTS

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“In response to questions from Senate Democrats, Trump’s judicial nominees won’t state the simple fact: Former President Joe Biden won, and, by extension, Trump lost.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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There is no better time to become a Democracy Docket premium member. The weekend you can use the code: JOIN20 for $20 off. bit.ly/4qr0jTS

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Marc Elias

Elias Law Group is currently litigating 79 voting and election cases in 39 states. The fight for free and fair elections is the fight of our generation. I'm proud that we are doing our part.

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