A New Day Comes With a New Liberal Majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
For the first time in 15 years, a liberal majority holds the court which could mean true progress for democracy in and out of the state.
Analysis
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Litigation That Could Impact Congressional Maps Before 2024
Analysis by Democracy Docket shows that congressional maps could change in 12 states before 2024 due to litigation. At least 40 districts are being challenged.
What’s Next in Republicans’ Legal War on Voting Rights
Already, we can see the first rumblings of the next Republican legal strategies echoing in lawsuits, court filings and legal opinions across the country.
Black Voters Fight To Be Seen in Three Lawsuits That Could Impact State Judicial Selection
In June, SCOTUS issued its decision in Allen v. Milligan, which upheld Section 2 of the VRA. In light of this decision, over 30 ongoing lawsuits with pending Section 2 claims will proceed in due course.
Virginia’s Felony Disenfranchisement Provision Faces a New Legal Challenge Under This 150-Year-Old Law
At the end of June, pro-voting groups resurrected the 150-year-old Virginia Readmission Act as the basis for a novel legal challenge to the Virginia Constitution’s lifetime ban on voting for individuals with any felony conviction.
Two Major Elections Bills, Two Different Visions for Voters
To better understand the dangers posed by the ACE Act, we highlight three of its most harmful provisions, outline the conspiracies or falsehoods behind the measures and compare them to the provisions in the Freedom to Vote Act.
After the U.S. Supreme Court Ended Its Term, Experts and Elected Officials React
Elected officials, experts, activists and litigants react to the diverging decisions from the recent SCOTUS term.
New York Court Orders Redraw of Congressional Map. How Did We Get Here?
A state court ordered New York’s IRC to redraw its congressional map. New York’s highest court will likely have the final say.
Last Term, the U.S. Supreme Court Didn’t Blow Up Democracy
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022-23 term ended on June 30, with the release of the final opinions and the last order list. The term proved to be an important one for democracy, with two landmark voting rights cases and a slew of smaller decisions influencing our elections.
John Eastman Is Having a Bad Time
In 2020, John Eastman, an attorney for then-President Donald Trump, presented the most extreme version of the fringe independent state legislature theory in pursuit of overturning the presidential election results.
