The Greatest Threat to Democracy
The Republican Party is a party of vote suppressors and election deniers. This is no longer a flaw in some members of the GOP; it is the defining feature of the MAGA takeover.
The Republican Party is a party of vote suppressors and election deniers. This is no longer a flaw in some members of the GOP; it is the defining feature of the MAGA takeover.
While the voting laws and rules in red states can pose serious challenges to voters, we cannot fail to look at the entire picture.
Yes, this case may be over, but Trump’s abuse of the courts to go after his political opponents has only just begun.
The Supreme Court is now considering two cases this term that could significantly alter election rules in ways calculated to help white voters and the GOP at the expense of minority voters and Democrats.
If Republicans thought they could score an easy win by suing a friendly state, they thought wrong. They didn’t count on my law firm representing groups that would intervene to defend the law — but that’s exactly what happened.
With the stunning release of new emails, we learned it probably was the Epstein Files all along.
In my 35 years as an election lawyer, I’ve seen good election nights and bad ones. Nov. 4 was a good one — for both Democrats and democracy.
I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans enacted a newly gerrymandered map that targets Black voters to create an additional seat for a white Republican. The next day – yesterday – my law firm sued.
With election conspiracists taking center stage, Trump is slowly but surely desensitizing the public to a brand of authoritarianism aimed at subverting the will of the electorate.