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Published: November 3, 2025 00:17

This weekend I am reminding those who can afford it that Democracy Docket is member supported. There are no venture capitalists, no billionaire backers, no corporate overlords. If you value independent, pro-democracy media, help support its work by…

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Published: November 2, 2025 21:18

My law firm is currently litigating 13 redistricting cases and an additional 50 voting and election cases. 63 lawsuits and those numbers are growing. While this is a lot for a firm with fewer than 60 lawyers, I am proud that we helping to defend free and…

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Published: November 2, 2025 18:29

There are more than a dozen states in midst of mid-cycle redistricting. I break down what the GOP is up to and how Democrats are fight back. Most importantly, I explain what YOU can do to help defend democracy. youtu.be/cEKnZlsFkFE…

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Published: November 2, 2025 14:42

NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy." If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for…

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Published: November 1, 2025 20:13

🚨BREAKING: Conservative Texas federal judge DISMISSES lawsuit by Republican Congressmen Ronny Jackson and Darrell challenging California’s new redistricting law without even waiting for California to respond.…

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Published: November 1, 2025 18:52

If you want to pay attention to the one thing that will decide the midterm elections for Congress, pay attention to redistricting. In this video I explain what the GOP is doing and how Democrats are fighting back! youtu.be/cEKnZlsFkFE…

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Published: November 1, 2025 01:23

Just a reminder as we end the month, Democracy Docket is member supported. There are no venture capitalists, no billionaire backers and no corporate overlords. If you want to help it continue to expand its work and influence, join today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Published: October 31, 2025 21:13

🚨BREAKING: A top federal voting official is facing a call to step down after accusing Democrats of encouraging “open borders” and widespread voting by “illegal citizens,” because “they need the votes.”…

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Published: October 31, 2025 20:46

🚨BREAKING: Democrats won a major legal victory Friday as a federal district court permanently enjoined the U.S. Election Assistance Commission from implementing the provision in Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a proof-of-citizenship requirement on…

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Published: October 31, 2025 20:07

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS the administration from implementing part of Executive Order requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration application. A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen…

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Published: October 31, 2025 17:08

🚨BREAKING: Virginia is one step closer to helping counter the GOP’s gerrymander after the Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment Friday that would allow the state to redraw its congressional map. The Senate voted 21-16 for the amendment, after…

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Published: October 31, 2025 17:01

🚨BREAKING: Court enters Order to Show Cause and sets a hearing for Nov. 7 in New York redistricting case. Indicates briefing schedule will be set at that time. Follow @democracydocket.com for full details on this and all redistricting litigation.…

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Published: October 31, 2025 16:32

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to…

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Published: October 31, 2025 15:10

NEW EPISODE: Donald Trump and the Republican Party are redistricting and gerrymandering to rig upcoming elections and weaken democracy. I exposes how these maps threaten fair representation and explain how Democrats and voters can still fight back for fair…

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Published: October 31, 2025 02:22

Tomorrow morning my commentary about the status of congressional redistricting will be posted on Democracy Docket's YouTube channel. I cover what is happening in red and blue states, in courtrooms and state legislatures. And I do not pull any punches. …

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Published: October 30, 2025 23:17

Democracy Docket has no corporate backers or venture capital investors. It only relies on you for its support. Help grow its voice and influence by becoming a free subscriber. Even better, if you can spare $10mo become a premium member. Either way, support…

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Published: October 30, 2025 22:26

Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong.…

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Published: October 30, 2025 17:44

🚨BREAKING: A government watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the department ignored records requests related to Heather Honey, an anti-voting activist who was appointed to a senior position in the…

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Published: October 30, 2025 17:08

NEW: States using the Trump administration’s overhauled citizenship verification system to find noncitizens on the voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, a Texas county election administrator revealed in a federal…

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Published: October 30, 2025 02:41

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 and how Democrats are fighting back as closely as Democracy Docket. From Texas to North Carolina to California and Virginia it's providing the critical information you need. Support…

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Published: October 30, 2025 01:07

We have had a lot of success fighting against Trump and election deniers in court. I am confident that won't change. What I worry about are the pillars of democracy that can't be fixed in court as well as the weaponization of DOJ against Trumps political…

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Published: October 30, 2025 00:37

This is next level authoritarianism.👇 "Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and…

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Published: October 29, 2025 23:21

🚨BREAKING: A district court block to President Donald Trump’s attempted military deployment in Chicago will stand for at least the next few weeks as the Supreme Court takes up a key question over the president’s ability to federalize the state National…

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Published: October 29, 2025 21:38

The Virginia House of Delegates moved one step closer Wednesday to redrawing the state’s congressional map in an effort to counter GOP-controlled states that have gerrymandered this year at President Donald Trump’s request.…

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Published: October 29, 2025 21:31

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration threatened Ohio with “costly litigation” unless it bans the counting of ballots that arrive after Election Day, the state’s top election official revealed in comments to lawmakers.…

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Published: October 29, 2025 21:00

My law firm is now litigation 11 redistricting cases in 9 states. Yes in 2025, 11 cases in 9 states. It is a lot and I expect more on the way. I started a news outlet -- Democracy Docket -- in 2020 to help you keep track of what is happening to democracy…

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Published: October 29, 2025 20:49

Could not be prouder of the Elias Law Group team!💪🗳️⚖️ "The fight over who gets to draw Virginia's political lines spilled from the state Capitol into the courtroom this week, and Democrats just claimed the first win."…

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Published: October 29, 2025 17:25

🚨BREAKING: A Virginia judge Wednesday rejected a Republican request to immediately block Democrats from advancing a constitutional amendment that could let the state redraw its congressional map— a win, for now, for Democrats and voting rights advocates.…

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Published: October 29, 2025 16:55

Modern authoritarians seldom cancel elections, because they prefer the veneer of democratic choice that voting provides, and because they can tilt the playing field toward themselves. “No one likes an election better than Vladimir Putin,” the Democratic…

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Published: October 29, 2025 16:35

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the…

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Published: October 29, 2025 15:04

NEW EPISODE: Jon Favreau joins me to discuss how Democrats can counter Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions and fix their messaging ahead of the 2026 midterms, the challenge of connecting policy to democracy, and what it will take to win voters in a…

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Published: October 29, 2025 02:56

I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to be an uncompromising voice for democracy. We have no parent company, no corporate overlords, no billionaire investors. We never compromise, bow down or obey. If this sounds like a community you want to be a part of…

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Published: October 29, 2025 02:04

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor…

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Published: October 29, 2025 00:50

🚨BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests.…

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Published: October 28, 2025 21:41

🚨BREAKING: A group of Virginia Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at halting Democrats’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional map. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-republicans-sue-to-block-democratic-redistricting-push/

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Published: October 28, 2025 21:33

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Alliance for Retired Americans and two University of Central Florida students my law firm has filed to defend against a GOP lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau’s statistical methods used for the 2020 Census.…

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Published: October 28, 2025 17:29

A federal judge censured top Trump administration officials for making several out-of-court statements against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who the government wrongly sent to a Salvadoran megaprison before returning him to the U.S. to face…

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Published: October 28, 2025 15:05

Rachel Maddow and I discuss a shocking new move by the Trump administration: sending Department of Justice “poll monitors” — handpicked by Pam Bondi — to California and New Jersey just days before the November elections and why this poses a grave threat to…

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Published: October 28, 2025 02:20

Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight! To everyone asking me how they can help Democracy Docket fulfill its critical pro-democracy mission while receiving critical information ands analysis, it's easy. Sign-up now!…

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Published: October 28, 2025 01:09

In comments to reporters Monday, President Donald Trump did not rule out running for a third term — something the Constitution explicitly prohibits. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-once-again-threatens-unlawful-third-term/

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Published: October 27, 2025 23:54

California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights…

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Published: October 27, 2025 23:22

This lawsuit was filed by Elias Law Group, a Washington, D.C.-based firm that has handled much of the party’s redistricting litigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/nyregion/new-york-state-redistricting-lawsuit.html

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Published: October 27, 2025 22:41

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued the Burlington County Board of Elections claiming the county unlawfully withheld certain election-related records that the RNC requested under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA).…

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Published: October 27, 2025 20:54

There was a lot of democracy news that needed context and analysis. Democracy Docket premium members received two pieces from me today doing just that. If you value my pro-democracy perspective and also want to support independent media, sign-up now.…

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Published: October 27, 2025 16:33

🚨BREAKING: A group of Staten Island voters filed a lawsuit in state court Monday arguing New York’s 2024 congressional map dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents in violation of state law. My law firm represents the plaintiffs.…

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Published: October 27, 2025 15:03

NEW EPISODE: Congressman Ro Khanna joins me to discuss the government shutdown, Trump’s influence over GOP policy, and how economic inequality threatens the economy and democracy itself. He reacts to new revelations on Republican efforts to undermine…

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Published: October 27, 2025 14:31

Washington Post capitulated. LA Times capitulated. ABC capitulated. CBS capitulated. CNN capitulated. Support independent, pro democracy media like @status.news, @thebulwark.com, @crooked.com, @boltsmag.org, @the-downballot.com, @contrariannews.org and,…

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Published: October 27, 2025 14:12

🚨BREAKING: Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) announced Monday he will call a special legislative session to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, making it the fourth GOP-controlled state to take up redistricting at President Donald Trump’s demand.…

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Published: October 27, 2025 13:25

What I wrote on Saturday: "For my part, I don’t simply assume Trump will try to run in 2028; I expect Trump to try to run in 2028." What Trump said today: "I would love to do it. I have the best numbers ever. Am I not ruling it out? You'll have to tell…

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Published: October 27, 2025 01:13

We have never needed fearlessly pro-democracy media more than we do right now. The 21 person team at Democracy Docket works around the clock to keep you informed. No corporate overlords. No compromises. Never bows down. Support its mission by signing up…

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Published: October 26, 2025 22:40

NEW EPISODE: Once again Trump has targeted his political opponents for prosecution. While the legacy media ignores it, too many legal pundits are looking for ways to dismiss or normalize it. I will never accept it and neither should you. Watch and share.…

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Published: October 26, 2025 21:25

Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026. I will do everything I can…

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Published: October 26, 2025 19:36

I wish I could say I am surprised. But I'm not. The Washington Post gives "credit to the Republican legislators of Indiana and Kansas" while criticizing "Democrats in Virginia." Every day they find a new way to get worse. Support independent,…

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Published: October 26, 2025 18:13

CBS News is just the latest legacy news outlet to cast its lot with Trump. It settled a bogus case to please Trump, it canceled Colbert to please Trump, it hired Bari Weiss to please Trump. The number of media outlets really willing to stand up to Trump…

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Published: October 26, 2025 18:03

Another week, another Republican gerrymander rammed through at the expense of minority voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/this-week-at-democracy-docket-yet-another-gop-gerrymander-while-doj-moves-to-gain-control-over-elections/

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Published: October 26, 2025 01:39

I wrote that Trump's destruction of the East Wing was to build a palace for him to be a king. The Washington Post editorial board wrote that Trump is "pursuing a reasonable idea." The news outlets you support tells a lot about what you value. Sign up…