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Published: July 15, 2026 19:57

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice wants to intervene in a lawsuit to force a massive voter roll purge in California. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-wants-to-help-anti-voting-group-purge-california-rolls/

Published: July 15, 2026 19:21

In an era of extraordinary partisan polarization, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have found common ground on at least one issue: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice does not have a right to seize state voter rolls.…

Published: July 15, 2026 18:54

🚨BREAKING: Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who President Donald Trump tapped for director of national intelligence (DNI), repeatedly declined to clearly state who won the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.…

Published: July 15, 2026 17:18

NEW: Maricopa County officials reached a settlement Tuesday, ending a yearlong fight over control of elections in Arizona’s most populous county. The agreement gives Recorder Justin Heap broad authority over early voting.…

Published: July 15, 2026 16:41

🚨BREAKING: In his confirmation hearing for attorney general Wednesday, Todd Blanche claimed he would “follow the law” on sending armed federal agents to voting sites but pointedly stopped short of pledging not to deploy them.…

Published: July 15, 2026 14:46

If a mercy rule existed in litigation, it would be invoked to spare the Department of Justice further embarrassment in its futile effort to obtain sensitive voter data from the states. DOJ is 0-15 in those cases and has lost its first appeal.…

Published: July 15, 2026 13:31

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 195 Active Voting Rights Cases: 157 Active Redistricting Cases: 38 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 80 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 73 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 28 106 Victories 44 Losses …

Published: July 14, 2026 23:33

A North Carolina GOP operative has resigned from a state elections oversight role after the State Auditor’s office was caught aggressively attempting to influence how counties picked their early voting locations.…

Published: July 14, 2026 22:27

🚨BREAKING: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lawyers have told a court that the agency may have thousands of documents relevant to Democrats’ demand for the Trump administration’s possible plans to deploy immigration agents at the polls this fall.…

Published: July 14, 2026 21:53

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its 14th and 15th voter roll cases Tuesday, when federal judges dismissed* the government’s lawsuits seeking access to Virginia and New Mexico’s full voter records.…

Published: July 14, 2026 20:24

DOJ has lost 15 of the 30 cases it filed to obtain state voter files. It has not won a single case. Six of the defeats were before judges appointed by Trump. Elias Law Group immediately moved to intervene to defend voters in all of these cases. We are…

Published: July 14, 2026 20:19

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to compel New Mexico to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-15 in these cases. Elias Law Group and its clients are undefeated!…

Published: July 14, 2026 20:16

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to force Virginia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-14 in these cases.…

Published: July 14, 2026 13:31

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 197 Active Voting Rights Cases: 159 Active Redistricting Cases: 38 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 82 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 73 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30 104 Victories 44 Losses …

Published: July 14, 2026 02:18

My latest about how earlier today, all of Trump's abuses — the abuse of the legal system, the politicization of the DOJ and the grift — came crashing down on Trump and his lawyers in a Florida federal court.…

Published: July 14, 2026 00:40

The attacks on our elections are coming fast and furious but so are court victories. I created Democracy Docket to help you keep track of what I going on and help you sort it all out. Sign-up now to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Published: July 13, 2026 21:15

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge tossed out the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to access West Virginia’s unredacted voter rolls, which marks 13 straight court losses for the department’s floundering effort to seize sensitive voter data from every state. …

Published: July 13, 2026 20:48

🚨BREAKING: Idaho’s Republican attorney general’s office accused the Department of Justice of potentially violating state ethics rules by threatening the state’s top election official with a criminal prosecution while suing him for the state’s voter rolls.…

Published: July 13, 2026 20:33

NEW EPISODE: Check out the latest episode of my podcast: Defending Democracy. I break down Trump's firing of the remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission. Available on Spotify or wherever you watch/listen.…

Published: July 13, 2026 19:58

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain West Virginia full voter registration file. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. This marks DOJ's 13th defeat with zero victories.…

Published: July 13, 2026 17:59

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump and his two eldest sons’ $10-billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was brought for “an improper purpose,” a Florida-based federal judge ruled. The judge also recommended attorney sanctions for the Trumps’ lawyers.…

Published: July 13, 2026 16:24

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assured a judge in Washington, D.C., that it was shuttering a controversial citizenship database, but would make the tool available to four Republican-led states on a different judge’s orders.…

Published: July 12, 2026 23:10

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 and share its content. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Published: July 12, 2026 19:59

President Donald Trump’s crusade to take over voting continues to falter in the courts. So he’s pulling out a range of dangerous new strategies to exert control. That makes this an especially perilous moment — and one that Democracy Docket will be…

Published: July 12, 2026 00:01

It is more important than ever to support independent, pro-democracy media. That is why I started Democracy Docket in 2020 and its mission today. It does not seek compromise or to please Donald Trump. Subscribe today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Published: July 11, 2026 21:16

Elias Law Group has defeated DOJ lawsuits to access state voter files in: California Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin DOJ has not won a single case. It is 0-12.

Published: July 11, 2026 15:17

Democracy Docket just published my latest about Trump's gutting of the Election Assistance Commission. These are dangerous times. I hope you read, learn and share. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/-ltrump-just-fired-the-agency-that-runs-elections

Published: July 11, 2026 14:54

NEW: Friday night’s ruling marked the department’s 12th straight loss in lower courts in its legal crusade to force all 50 states and the District of Columbia to forfeit their voter rolls to the federal government.…

Published: July 11, 2026 14:00

Donald Trump cannot cancel elections but he can try to make it harder for people to vote and easier for the GOP to cheat. That includes misuse of the federal government and inciting his MAGA mob of election vigilantes. We need to be ready to send up and…

Published: July 11, 2026 02:35

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated.…

Published: July 10, 2026 22:54

My latest: Donald Trump is telling us his plan. This week, the Department of Justice announced that election monitors would be sent to six states — Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Virginia.…

Published: July 10, 2026 19:12

Following reports that Trump fired the leadership on the Election Assistance Commission, lawmakers, election officials and voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm that the move is an attempt to meddle with voting in the months before midterms.…

Published: July 10, 2026 15:00

If you are looking for a podcast that covers what is happening to democracy and free and fair elections, check out Defending Democracy with Marc Elias. Available on Spotify or wherever you listen. https://open.spotify.com/show/30Bsx0JgnMnvHp5b3qCoSY

Published: July 10, 2026 01:32

FEC is without a quorum to act. EAC is without a quorum to act. DOJ is under Trump's direct control. This is a very dangerous time for elections. My advice and request is to sign-up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Published: July 9, 2026 21:34

"In reality, they will, at most, be able to watch election procedures from afar. The reason is deeply ironic: Through legal action in recent years, conservatives have attempted to curtail the federal government’s ability to monitor elections."…

Published: July 9, 2026 17:02

New research indicates that state voter registration lists — a common administration target — are actually accurate and up to date. And both blue and red states are largely doing a good job maintaining their lists.…

Published: July 9, 2026 15:59

EXCLUSIVE: Here is where things stand so far in the fight for free and fair elections this November: Active Voting Rights Cases: 159 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 82 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 73 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 32 102 Victories 44 Losses …

Published: July 9, 2026 15:21

NEW EPISODE: Brian Tyler Cohen and I break down the Supreme Court's latest term and the case for court reform, but also dig into the bigger argument: that clinging to norms like the filibuster risks squandering a rare chance to win back disillusioned…

Published: July 9, 2026 01:24

Every day Democracy Docket sends its 475,000 subscribers the news, information and analysis about what is happening to democracy that they cannot get anywhere else. But in order to gain the influence it needs, we need it to grow. If you want to support my…

Published: July 8, 2026 22:08

"They have inside tracks. They're very well connected. They know things oftentimes days before we do — they're publishing it. We are thankful that they are so well plugged in." —True the Vote president Catherine Engelbrecht discussing Democracy Docket. …

Published: July 8, 2026 21:06

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied the Department of Homeland Security’s request to pause her order shutting down use of its modified SAVE system to certify registered voters’ citizenship status.…

Published: July 8, 2026 20:40

🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets.…

Published: July 8, 2026 16:28

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to target Democratic states and counties with a program of federal election monitoring for the primaries, according to new details released Wednesday by a top DOJ official.…