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The DOJ filed an amicus brief supporting the challengers in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court case that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Elections , Voting Rights Act

Simplified: The Department of Justice filed an amicus brief supporting the challengers in the Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais, which gutted Section 2 of t...

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2 weeks ago
The administration backed the Republican National Committee's effort to bar states from counting mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Policy , Elections

Simplified: The administration backed the Republican National Committee's effort to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but ar...

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2 weeks ago
Trump's first executive order restricting voting, issued in March 2025, was blocked by three federal judges in three separate cases. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Policy , Elections

Simplified: Donald Trump's first executive order restricting voting, issued in March 2025, was blocked by three federal judges across three separate cases.

4 sources

2 weeks ago
Despite Trump’s near-constant haranguing of Congress, the SAVE America Act bill has failed repeatedly. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Elections , Legislation

Simplified: Despite Donald Trump’s near-constant haranguing of Congress, the SAVE America Act bill has repeatedly failed.

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2 weeks ago
The DOJ joined a challenge to California's redrawn congressional map and lost before a three-judge federal panel. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Redistricting , Elections

Simplified: The Department of Justice joined a challenge to California's redrawn congressional map and lost before a three-judge federal panel.

1 sources

2 weeks ago
The DOJ has lost before judges appointed by every recent president, including at least eight appointed by Trump during his first term. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Elections

Simplified: The Department of Justice has lost cases before judges appointed by every recent president, including at least eight judges appointed by Donald Trump...

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2 weeks ago
The D.C. judge who blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting was a Trump appointee. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Elections

Simplified: The judge in Washington, D.C., who blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting, was an appointee of Donald Trump.

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2 weeks ago
The Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Elections

Simplified: The Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting.

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2 weeks ago
The U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting stemmed from a presidential executive order. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Policy , Elections

Simplified: The U.S. Postal Service's new rule restricting mail-in voting originated from a presidential executive order.

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2 weeks ago
The DOJ has also lost before the 6th Circuit, the only federal appeals court to rule on the issue so far. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Elections

Simplified: The Department of Justice has also lost before the 6th Circuit, which is the only federal appeals court to rule on the issue of access to state voter...

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2 weeks ago
Local officials refusing to certify vote counts could help MAGA’s efforts to subvert results. 0.800

👤 Andrew Wyrich, Yunior Rivas 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Local officials refusing to certify vote counts could help MAGA's efforts to subvert election results.

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2 weeks ago
Vickie Marquardt refused to certify an election in Otero County, New Mexico, four years ago. 1.000

👤 Yunior Rivas 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , New Mexico

Simplified: Republican Vickie Marquardt refused to certify an election in Otero County, New Mexico, in 2022.

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2 weeks ago
Missouri referendum proponents asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the November midterms. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Legal , Elections

Simplified: Missouri referendum proponents asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that mandated the state use its 2025 GOP congress...

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Trump’s approval ratings are so low that Republicans running in the upcoming midterms have been scrubbing mentions of him off their campaign websites. 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Public Opinion

Simplified: Donald Trump's approval ratings are low, leading Republicans running in the upcoming midterms to remove mentions of him from their campaign websites.

2 sources

2 weeks ago
The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a new federal lawsuit against the state, once again seeking voter roll records just two months after a judge dismissed its previous case for lack of stand... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Legal , Elections

Simplified: The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a new federal lawsuit against New Jersey in July 2026, seeking voter roll records, two months after a ju...

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2 weeks ago
New emails shared with Democracy Docket revealed that one of the Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) then-commissioners last year communicated with a top anti-voting group to try to boost Trump’s p... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Voter Registration

Simplified: An Election Assistance Commission (EAC) commissioner communicated with an anti-voting group in 2025 to support Donald Trump's plan for proof of citize...

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2 weeks ago
Chris Christie, the former Republican New Jersey governor who became infamous for “Bridgegate” and has since tried to rebrand as a Trump critic, is teasing a third presidential run. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Chris Christie, former Republican New Jersey governor known for "Bridgegate" and now a Donald Trump critic, is teasing a third presidential run.

1 sources

2 weeks ago
The DOJ is using delay tactics to stymie a lawsuit seeking information about how they may seize election materials in this fall’s election. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Legal , Elections

Simplified: The U.S. Department of Justice is employing delay tactics in a lawsuit seeking information about potential seizure of election materials for the upcom...

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2 weeks ago
The move would dramatically expand the administration’s efforts to marshal federal data as it attempts to exert control over elections. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Elections , Data Privacy

Simplified: The Trump administration's use of passport data for voter citizenship checks would significantly expand its efforts to control elections by marshallin...

4 sources

2 weeks ago
The scope of Missouri’s gerrymandered map’s impact is becoming clear: 1.4 million people would change congressional districts. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Demographics

Simplified: Missouri's gerrymandered map would cause 1.4 million people to change congressional districts.

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