Court must enforce injunction blocking USPS from finalizing rule restricting mail voting, says voting rights groups
“By issuing this final rule, the Trump administration has flouted the court’s injunction,” says voting rights groups.
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This week at Democracy Docket: We reveal what could be DOJ’s most troubling hire yet — and weaponizing Chick-fil-A to restrict voting
As President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) ramps up its campaign to interfere in the midterms, no news outlet is keeping a closer eye on its plans than Democracy Docket.
USPS pushes final rule on restricting mail voting forward
The federal postal service acknowledges the new rule will impose burdens on states, but says its necessary to help law enforcement hunt for voter fraud.
‘Bulls**t’: Nevada election chief blasts Trump’s noncitizen voter roll claims after DHS walks them back
Nevada’s top election official called the Trump administration’s effort to police state voter rolls “bulls**t” after the Department of Homeland Security walked back claims recently amplified by President Donald Trump that thousands of noncitizens were illegally registered to vote in the battleground state.
Acting U.S. attorney was serving illegally when he subpoenaed Letitia James, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled that an acting U.S. attorney in New York was serving illegally when he issued subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
9th Circuit junks GOP lawsuit challenging Nevada’s mail ballot grace period
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed a Republican lawsuit challenging Nevada’s grace period for late mail ballots Friday, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty after illegally accessing government election websites appears to have joined President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) — and taken part in a recent DOJ election monitoring operation in Minnesota.
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to save direct democracy ballot initiative
A campaign to bolster direct democracy in Arkansas suffered a setback this week, when the state supreme court dismissed a lawsuit to put a pro-direct democracy ballot measure before voters this November.
Right-wing group loses bid to block new trial in Colorado voter intimidation suit
A federal appeals court is giving pro-voters a second chance to prove a Colorado “election integrity” group unlawfully intimidated voters.
Texas appeals court won’t block GOP-led county from changing voting maps after primary
A Texas appeals court denied an emergency effort to stop Galveston County from using new voting districts in the November election, allowing the GOP-led county’s post-primary map change to move forward for now as the general election approaches.
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