In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
In response to citizen-driven progress, Governor DeSantis called on legislators to crack down on citizen-led ballot initiatives back in March.
Analysis
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Allison Riggs: ‘This Is a Fight for the Very Soul of Democracy’
The North Carolina appeals court’s decision in Republican challenges against incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ victory in the state’s Supreme Court race last year is “like dropping a match in a really dry forest.,” she told Democracy Docket in an interview Friday.
Supreme Court to Hear Latest Conservative Bid to Gut the VRA
“It feels like whatever the SCOTUS ruling is, this is just going to be a sort of an ongoing, non-stop battle.”
Trump’s Plan to Control Elections Is Coming Into Focus
Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has many times outlined his extreme vision for U.S. elections.
Trump’s Firings Target 90-Year-Old Precedent Protecting Independent Agencies
The D.C. District Court has handed President Donald Trump three losses in a row by ruling that he violated federal laws in firing the heads or board members of independent agencies. But the legal battle over the dismissals is just beginning.
Musk, Trump Allies Use Impeachment Threats to Intimidate Federal Judges — What You Need To Know
Billionaire Elon Musk in recent weeks has raged in a blizzard of social media posts at federal judges who have ruled against his efforts to disembowel the government and executive orders issued by President Donald Trump.
Republicans’ New Argument to Dismantle Section 2 Feels Eerily Familiar
Republicans are trying to strike down the VRA’s Section 2 the same way they dismantled Section 5. Here’s how it’s different.
What Is Unitary Executive Theory? How is Trump Using It to Push His Agenda?
Behind the seemingly scatter-shot opening acts of Trump’s second administration, legal analysts see a common goal: to test a once-fringe legal theory which asserts that the president has unlimited power to control the actions of the four million people who make up the executive branch.
A Stress Test for Democracy: Will the North Carolina Supreme Court Allow a GOP Candidate To Steal a Seat on the Bench?
As a GOP candidate is seeking to overturn his election loss, the future of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s composition — and free and fair elections more broadly — hangs in the balance.
What Happens If Trump Defies Court Orders?
We aren’t yet in a constitutional crisis but the Trump administration is certainly hinting towards one.
