DOJ is 0-24 in its voter roll grab after Vermont demand rejected
So far, the DOJ has lost every one of its case to have been decided — and it also lost and appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Matt Cohen
Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
Appeals court rejects New Hampshire’s bid to quickly dismiss DOJ’s voter data lawsuit
The DOJ heading to court potentially sets the department up for the next loss in its wildly unsuccessful attempt to gain access to states’ voter rolls.
‘A big loss for Republicans’: Trump, MAGA attack conservative Supreme Court over mail voting ruling
The target of the president’s ire? His own nominees to the Supreme Court, who he claims have become a “shell of their original selves.”
An election worker tried to protect mail ballots. Now he faces prison amid Trump’s push for voting cases
The prosecution would be concerning during any administration, but it’s particularly alarming at a moment when Trump is engaged in an unprecedented nationwide assault on voting.
Mississippi’s mail ballot receipt deadline affirmed by federal appeals court after pivotal Supreme Court ruling
The ruling is the final word in the GOP’s lengthy legal battle to ban mail ballots that arrive after, but postmarked by, Election Day.
MAGA crashes out over Missouri gerrymander loss
Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court had the final say in the matter — and it was not the one MAGA wanted.
Thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised by Trump mail voting rule, advocates warn
The fate of the USPS rule currently hangs in the balance before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court denies right-wing group’s bid to force Michigan proof-of-citizenship measure on November ballot
In a win for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a right-wing group’s request to force Michigan to place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote on the November 2026 ballot.
Maryland Supreme Court upholds Democrats’ redistricting plan
In a win for voters, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment on redistricting proposed by state Democrats can appear on the ballot in November.