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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/
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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.…
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Published: July 15, 2026 19:00
Have the networks said whether they are going to provide Trump prime time on Thursday to lie about elections?
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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Published: July 15, 2026 15:28
Join me tonight for this important discussion. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/inside-this-supreme-courts-term-power-voting-and-citizenship
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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.…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqotew57jk2r
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
…
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Published: July 15, 2026 02:26
Donald Trump is a stone-cold liar. He lies about his height, his wealth and his golf game. He lies about his accomplishments and his failures. He lies about everything, large and small, important and insignificant.…
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Published: July 15, 2026 00:10
Has DOJ commented on the fact that it is 0-15 in cases it filed to obtain state voter file data?
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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.…
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Published: July 14, 2026 22:42
Let me be direct: The best way to help me is to 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
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqmzqzamrs2v
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!…
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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.…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqmcw5gnnc2u
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
…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mql5dbrvfk23
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.…
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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
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqkmftv6nk2y
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. …
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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
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Published: July 12, 2026 21:53
Elias Law Group is currently litigating 80 voting and election cases in 41 states (incl. DC).
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqhxoyja422p
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…
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Published: July 12, 2026 16:46
President Donald Trump seized on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) unexpected death Saturday to push for the SAVE America Act, the sweeping anti-voting bill that’s currently stalled in the Senate.…
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Published: July 12, 2026 14:20
EXCLUSIVE EVENT: Join us this Wednesday for an inside look at the recent Supreme Court term as I host an expert panel with LDF president Janai Nelson, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance and the ACLU's Cody Wofsy.…
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Published: July 12, 2026 03:09
Jen Psaki reads Democracy Docket. Shouldn't you?
www.democracydocket.com
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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
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqfs7lreoc2l
Published: July 11, 2026 23:16
WHCA issues this empty statement as they plan to fete Donald Trump.
What a sad joke.
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Published: July 11, 2026 21:43
I've beaten Trump and his allies in court so many times I've lost count. But I am still not tired of winning.
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqflk2lqsc22
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.
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqexhoprxc2i
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
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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.…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqet6jvbsc2q
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…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqdmvtfkd22z
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.…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqdhwlqafs2y
Published: July 11, 2026 01:06
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https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqdajpnfo22c
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.…
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Published: July 10, 2026 21:06
President Donald Trump launched his latest attack on voting last night when he ousted the three remaining commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqcu5m7qx22k
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.…
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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
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqc7jwaols23
Published: July 10, 2026 13:03
I have warned that Trump never accepts defeat. Instead he escalates the attacks. This is his latest escalation. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-leadership/
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqayvno3gs2a
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
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqauq7tons22
Published: July 10, 2026 00:18
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections.…
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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."…
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Published: July 9, 2026 21:23
A big win for democracy and the rule of law. Proud of the work of Elias Law Group to secure this victory. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/court-blocks-right-wing-effort-to-rig-census-count/
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mqagrwdezs22
Published: July 9, 2026 20:08
Blue enjoying his afternoon swim.
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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.…
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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
…
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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…
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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…
https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mq652af7fc27
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.
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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.…
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Published: July 8, 2026 20:49
A Must Read: "Trump tried to shout and post his policy preferences into existence, then tried to sue them into existence, and now he’s trying to intimidate them into existence."…
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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.…
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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.…