Purcell is not a legal principle. It’s a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
Marc Elias
As the founder of Democracy Docket and Partner at Elias Law Group, Marc Elias is a nationally recognized authority in voting rights, redistricting and law. In 2020, Marc led the historic legal effort to protect voting rights, winning over 60 lawsuits against the GOP’s efforts to suppress the vote. As Republicans continue to mount aggressive challenges to voting, Marc continues to fight back in court and on Twitter. Fighting for democracy by his side is Marc’s Portuguese Water Dog named Blue.
The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal.
The Supreme Court called it chaos then. What does it call it now?
The shadow docket has grown in scope and importance in a range of areas of the law. But none has been as important or as overlooked as the area of redistricting.
Democrats must gerrymander to save democracy
Redistricting is, in nearly every respect, a zero-sum game. When you remove a guardrail, the consequences are immediate and trigger others.
I will not lower my voice
The media’s insistence that Trump’s critics are part of the problem gives cover to false equivalence — treating his lawlessness as one side of a legitimate debate.
In Virginia, Republicans attack the map and the right to vote
Despite the will of the voters, Republicans have turned to the courts to overturn the election and discard the results.
I’ve been in this fight for 10 years. Last night, we won.
The citizens of Virginia voted for a new map that will net Democrats an additional 4 congressional seats.
One day in the fight for democracy
The Trump administration badly wants these records from all 50 states and has sued 30 states that refused its demands. My law firm is fighting the DOJ in all of them.
These 30 cases will determine the future of our elections
Donald Trump has spent his week making deranged threats to world peace. Meanwhile, I’ve been focusing on defending voters in Idaho.
I have 89 cases in court and one message: Don’t despair.
I have spent a decade fighting against Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine our elections.
Page 1 of 25