The Virus of Mass Voter Challenges Threatens Democracy and Is Spreading Fast
If the virus of mass voter challenges is an epidemic threatening to sweep across the nation and undermine our democracy, then Georgia is patient zero.
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 Bode.
Republicans Prepare a New Wave of Legal Attacks on Voting
Bolstered by his three new hires, Michael Whatley has promised to “work around the clock to file aggressive litigation where needed.”
It Is Past Time To Bring Trump to Justice
With the fate of democracy hanging in the balance, we are left wondering whether the courts are up to the task of holding Trump accountable at all.
In 9-0 Ruling, Supreme Court Justices Bend Toward Trump
The Supreme Court docket is long, but for now, at least, it bent toward Trump.
Republicans Have a Mail-in Voting Problem
Even as voting by mail has become increasingly important to winning elections, it remains a target of Republican derision.
Republicans Launch a Legal Assault on Democracy
The fight in Arizona is only the latest example of how Republicans seek to alter and weaken rules to undermine election officials and subvert elections.
Disqualifying Trump Is on the Docket
While we should take solace in the fact that no prior president has acted as recklessly as Trump, that is not a reason to ignore Section 3 of the 14th Amendment now.
Early Victories in the Fight for Democracy in Wisconsin
As a key battleground state, we should expect more litigation by both pro- and anti-voting forces in Wisconsin in the months to come.
The Republican Inferno And The Nine Circles Of Trump
The good news is that we are not trapped in Trump’s political inferno. We still have time to reject his invitation to go deeper into the hopeless MAGA void.
Once Again The Courts Protected Democracy
A new Democracy Docket report shows that 2023 was another year in which pro-voting litigation groups played an outsized role in protecting voting rights.
