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For democracy, June is the cruelest month
In recent years, June has been the time when the high court delivers its most devastating blows against individual rights and the rule of law.
For democracy, June is the cruelest month
In recent years, June has been the time when the high court delivers its most devastating blows against individual rights and the rule of law.
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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…
Trump DOJ steps in to defend Ohio’s proof of citizenship law
The intervention represents the DOJ’s latest attempt to support Republican voter suppression efforts, a complete reversal of its decades-long defense of voting rights since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal challenging GOP congressional gerrymander
The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal seeking to strike down the state’s Republican gerrymandered congressional map, reviving a major fight for fairer maps that could reshape Wisconsin’s U.S. House delegation for 2028.
In hopeful sign for mail-in voting, court fast tracks bid to block Trump order
A federal appeals court expedited a bid to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail-in voting, a hopeful procedural sign for voters as the administration pushes ahead with plans that could upend how mail ballots…