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The storm before the storm
The weekend before Election Day has been anything but quiet. It has been the storm before the storm.
The storm before the storm
The weekend before Election Day has been anything but quiet. It has been the storm before the storm.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
In about-face, DOJ says it has ‘no problem’ with block on federal agents as poll monitors
The Justice Department told a federal judge that it would have “no problem” with a court order preventing it from deploying law enforcement agents as poll monitors on Election Day.
Pro-voting groups seek court order barring Trump administration from demanding Washington set aside ballots
“The constitutional rights of Washington voters hang in the balance. This Court must act immediately to protect Washington voters from this unlawful intrusion,” pro-voting groups said in a new filing for emergency relief.
In voting rights win, judge blocks Trump administration from disenfranchising California voters
The order prevents the federal government from disenfranchising nearly 21,000 voters in California who it alleges are noncitizens.