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Published: August 21, 2026 02:54

Donald Trump hates me and Republicans think I am the enemy. Trolls and critics can say what they want, but they should know that I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. As FDR said, “I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”

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Published: August 21, 2026 02:17

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Department of Justice Thursday, seeking records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 20:09

A group of anti-voting activists and election deniers operating outside the government, but very much plugged into Trumpworld, is directly influencing administration efforts to undermine elections.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 19:13

Chick-fil-A isn’t open on Sundays, so polls shouldn’t be either. That was one reason a GOP county board member in North Carolina offered for scaling back weekend voting during a heated North Carolina State Board of Elections meeting Thursday.…

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Published: August 20, 2026 15:52

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Published: August 20, 2026 13:36

My Latest: How this case is dismissed will be critical to the future of the pro-democracy movement. At stake is a system of criminal prosecution that could cripple political opponents of the president — or be reined in before it's too late.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 22:23

NEW: Donald Trump is pushing a statistically dodgy U.S. Census Bureau report that claims thousands of noncitizens voted in the 2020 election as part of an attempt to revive false claims that he won the long-settled race and argue for new voting…

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Published: August 19, 2026 21:08

🚨BREAKING: 7th Circuit REJECTS lawsuit by right wing group — Public Interest Legal Foundation —challenging Wisconsin’s exception from the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) Public Disclosure Provision.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 20:36

The Justice Department has yet to convince a single court it is entitled to states’ unredacted voter rolls, but now the Trump administration hopes to spin those losses into a win at the U.S. Supreme Court. Please read and share.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 19:40

If legacy media was doing its job to explain the threat Donald Trump and his allies pose to free and fair elections, we wouldn’t need independent media like Democracy Docket. But the stake are too high and the failure to great to ever go back. Sign up…

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Published: August 19, 2026 17:58

🚨BREAKING: In a letter sent Wednesday to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff said they have “grave concern” over Shasta Registrar of Voters plan to hire Peters to replace his current assistant in September.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 13:26

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 200 Active Voting Rights Cases: 160 Active Redistricting Cases: 40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 83 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 75 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30 120 Victories 44 Losses…

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Published: August 19, 2026 12:54

Convicted election denier Tina Peters has been out of prison for just over two months, but she may already have a new job lined up that would allow her to meddle with voting: assistant registrar of voters in Shasta County, California.…

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Published: August 19, 2026 12:43

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), an election denier and a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Florida governor Tuesday, becoming the GOP nominee to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).…

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Published: August 19, 2026 03:48

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Published: August 19, 2026 02:05

I'm Marc Elias, voting rights attorney and founder of Democracy Docket. Ask me anything about Donald Trump's threats to the 2026 midterms — Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. https://www.reddit.com/r/DemocracyDocket/s/BOQefpOApe

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Published: August 19, 2026 00:06

Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), a staunch ally of President Donald Trump who has aggressively supported voter-suppression efforts, won Florida’s Republican primary Tuesday in a special election for the U.S. Senate this November.…

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Published: August 18, 2026 22:05

MY LATEST: Donald Trump’s Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall. On Monday, it quietly announced that it will deploy 1,000 election monitors at polling places during this year’s midterm elections.…

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Published: August 18, 2026 18:44

A South Carolina law that lets anyone 65 years old and above vote by mail but requires younger people to provide an excuse to cast absentee ballots violates the Constitution’s prohibition on abridging voting rights based on age, the Fourth Circuit ruled. …

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Published: August 18, 2026 17:24

Indiana has only days left to resolve disputed ballots that will decide the winner of a state senate seat currently held by an incumbent who bucked President Donald Trump’s demands for a last-minute gerrymander before the midterms.…

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Published: August 18, 2026 16:32

🚨BREAKING: 4th Circuit STRIKES DOWN South Carolina law that only allows voters to vote absentee if they are over the age of 65 or fall into several limited categories for violating the 26th Amendment by denying the right to vote to many voters under 65.…

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Published: August 18, 2026 14:29

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice appealed yet another round of defeats in its nationwide campaign to obtain states’ unredacted voter rolls, as its district court record now stands at 0 for 23.…

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Published: August 18, 2026 01:28

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Published: August 18, 2026 00:48

My Latest: Blanche is painting a picture of maximum lawfare aimed at Trump's political opponents and at free and fair elections. Anyone who expected better behavior from Blanche never really understood why Trump wanted him in this position so badly.…

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Published: August 17, 2026 23:22

EMERGENCY EPISODE: Harmeet Dhillon just announced the DOJ will deploy 1,000 election observers for the midterms. The DOJ wants you to think this is business as usual, but I break down why this deployment is laying the groundwork for what comes after…

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Published: August 17, 2026 22:02

In a decision Monday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit to compel production of the sensitive voter data, like Social Security numbers and dates of birth.…

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Published: August 17, 2026 20:18

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday.…

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Published: August 17, 2026 18:46

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Minnesota to provide access to its statewide voter registration data. Another victory for my firm and our clients. DOJ is now 0-23. ELG is undefeated.…

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Published: August 17, 2026 17:41

NEW EPISODE: Trump's Desperate DOJ Eyes Supreme Court to Get Your Voter Data After Losing 22 Straight Cases. https://youtu.be/vFA1qFL4MsE?si=k5UWlG7CAdl5Ny39

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Published: August 17, 2026 02:26

Let me be direct: I don’t believe you want CNN and CBS News to tell it straight down the middle — I believe you would turn them into OANN if that’s what it takes to get the movie studios you covet.…

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Published: August 16, 2026 21:13

I need 204 more subscribers to Democracy Docket in order to hit my revised goal of 1000 for the weekend. Democracy Docket will never send you spam or sell your email address. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options available. Link and…

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Published: August 16, 2026 17:21

🚨BREAKING: The attorney general says it’s a “possibility” that he will go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary, for the Trump administration’s crusade to take control of state voter rolls. …

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Published: August 16, 2026 14:01

Day 2 of my weekend subscriber drive for Democracy Docket. Yesterday, we added 500. Going to try for that again today! Democracy Docket will never send you spam or sell your email address. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options…

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Published: August 15, 2026 21:31

Thanks to you, I reached my initial goal of 250 new Democracy Docket subscribers in 6 hours. So, now I am doubling it to 500! Democracy Docket won't send you spam or sell your email. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options available. …

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Published: August 15, 2026 19:18

NEW EPISODE: When Trump got pressed to declare a "national security emergency" to force through the SAVE America Act, it was just the latest example of his most extreme allies telling him made-up ways to illegally seize control of the 2026 midterms.…

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Published: August 15, 2026 18:27

My friend Brian Tyler Cohen has written an excellent new book about what Democrats should do when they regain power. I liked it so much, I wrote the foreword! Buy it now. https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafter

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Published: August 15, 2026 18:04

The Texas Supreme Court denied an emergency effort to stop Galveston County from using newly drawn voting districts in the November election, allowing the Republican-led county’s unprecedented post-primary map switch to move forward for now.…

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Published: August 15, 2026 14:35

I'm trying to add 250 Democracy Docket subscribers this weekend. Democracy Docket will never send you spam or sell your email address. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options available. Link and thanks! demdock.com/4w6emld

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Published: August 15, 2026 01:16

For those who are asking, here is how you can help me the most: 1. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and free and fair elections. 2. Subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Published: August 14, 2026 23:17

I am proud that Democracy Docket has built a loyal community of nearly 500,000 subscribers and 70,000 premium members, and that the vast majority of our content remains free to all.…

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Published: August 14, 2026 22:46

It's an all hands on deck moment. Lawyers need to do their job to protect elections. Courts must do their job to ensure the law is followed. And, voters must make sure they have a plan to vote and turn out.

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Published: August 14, 2026 22:37

A federal court in Nevada Friday became the 22nd consecutive district court to reject the Trump administration’s campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls, dismissing the Department of Justice’s case and denying its motion to…

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Published: August 14, 2026 20:35

🚨BREAKING: The full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request to reconsider a ruling that denied the Department of Justice’s demand for Michigan’s unredacted statewide voter file.…

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Published: August 14, 2026 20:25

On the day DOJ went 0-22 in court, and the 6th Circuit rejected its petition to review its defeat en banc, the AAG is left celebrating the dissents. Elias Law Group remains undefeated and we are not tired of citing majority opinions!

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Published: August 14, 2026 20:13

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Nevada to provide access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-22. Elias Law Group remains undefeated.…

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Published: August 14, 2026 18:30

I am not a pundit. I am not a commentator. I am not a former anything trying to convince you I still know what is happening today. I am a practicing lawyer advising campaigns and litigating cases in court.…

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Published: August 14, 2026 02:04

If you appreciate my work as a lawyer and my commentary on social media, consider subscribing to Democracy Docket. I founded it in 2020 to tell the truth and confront attacks on democracy. Sign-up now. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Published: August 14, 2026 01:28

In 2025, Donald Trump tried to take over voting via Executive Order. We sued and won. Then his DOJ sued 30 states to get their full voter files. We intervened and won. DOJ is 0-21. Now, DOJ is asking the SCOTUS to permit Trump to leverage the US Postal…

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Published: August 14, 2026 01:12

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Published: August 14, 2026 01:00

Here is my one book recommendation. My advice is to buy it, read it and apply what you learn. https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafter

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Published: August 13, 2026 22:44

I'm still watching and waiting for the Supreme Court to decide DOJ's emergency motion to allow Trump to commandeer the U.S. Postal Service into service for his voter suppression scheme. Sign-up for Democracy Docket to stay informed! demdock.com/4w6emld

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Published: August 13, 2026 22:12

This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. Since then it has gone viral, so we put it on the website. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-open-letter-to-david-ellison/

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Published: August 13, 2026 21:52

The combination of few competitive races, confusion over the rescheduled primary, the unusual timing of the second vote and things like schools reopening all collided to depress turnout.…

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Published: August 13, 2026 16:54

It’s crazy how much attention my open letter to David Ellison has garnered.

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Published: August 13, 2026 02:17

Managing a law firm is always a full time job. Then there are days like today when managing a media platform is also full time job. You can help support that platform, Democracy Docket, by subscribing now. Thanks in advance. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Published: August 13, 2026 00:57

There is a desire to think poll workers are the solution to Trump's attacks on elections. There are two problems with that. First, it's a lot of pressure to put on those local workers. Second, some of those election officials are GOP election deniers. …

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Published: August 12, 2026 22:28

My open letter to David Ellison has unexpectedly gone viral. Here is the full version for anyone who wants to read and share. If you like it, I would ask you to sign to Democracy Docket at the bottom.…

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Published: August 12, 2026 22:15

🚨BREAKING: A Nebraska court Wednesday rejected the RNC’s lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens abroad from voting in the state, handing the national GOP another major loss in its escalating legal campaign against overseas voters.…

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Published: August 12, 2026 21:19

🚨BREAKING:In a victory for voters, a Michigan judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that sought to make it easier for partisan poll challengers to dispute voter eligibility and interrupt the state’s ballot-counting process.…

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Published: August 12, 2026 21:10

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hurry up and let it implement sweeping restrictions on mail voting that President Donald Trump is attempting to impose by executive order.…

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Published: August 12, 2026 16:04

MY LATEST: Donald Trump's effort to seize control of the 2026 midterms is looking more and more like his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. After months of rhetoric and lies, he is getting humiliated in court.…

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Published: August 12, 2026 15:15

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Published: August 12, 2026 02:58

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Published: August 12, 2026 02:41

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Published: August 12, 2026 01:24

NEW EPISODE: A federal judge in Massachusetts just issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order that would have let the U.S. Postal Service withhold mail-in ballots from states that don't hand over voter data to the Department of…

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Published: August 12, 2026 00:35

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Published: August 12, 2026 00:18

NEW: Missouri’s Supreme Court is already eyeing legal challenges to the state’s citizen-led redistricting referendum case – even before the first judge has had a chance to rule – warning lower courts not to dawdle.…

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Published: August 11, 2026 21:48

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued another order blocking the US Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail voting and his attempt to create a national voter registration list before the midterm elections.…