Kaei tracks and reports on developments in election-related litigation. Prior to Democracy Docket, she worked in public affairs at the Justice Department and earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.
The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, will hear oral argument Tuesday on whether the New York City Noncitizen Voting Law violated the state constitution and state laws.
Trial begins Monday in a years-long redistricting battle that will determine Black representation in Alabama’s congressional delegation through 2030.
Shortly after the new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the Maryland State Board of Elections’ (MDSBE) administration of voter rolls and voting machines.
Republicans are pushing for a proof of citizenship requirement to serve their own ends while perpetuating harmful myths about noncitizen voting.
An appellate court in New York reversed a lower court overturning the state’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) — a law that grants voters additional protections not covered by federal law.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to remove hundreds of allegedly ineligible voters from the voter rolls in Marin County, California.
A Nevada judge dismissed a right-wing lawsuit challenging the maintenance of voter rolls in Washoe County, Nevada.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss six counts of an indictment charging President Donald Trump and others for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Nassau County, NY and voters of color agreed Wednesday to a new county legislature map in a settlement ending a year-long lawsuit that brought into question the constitutionality of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA).