Exclusive: Trump Administration Threatened Lawsuit Over Ohio Mail-In Ballot Deadline
The DOJ threatened Ohio with “costly litigation” unless it bans the counting of ballots that arrive after Election Day.
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Appeals Court Upholds Texas County’s GOP Gerrymander
A federal appeals court upheld Tarrant County, Texas’ mid-decade gerrymander, dismissing claims that local Republicans intentionally discriminated against Black and Latino voters when they redrew county commissioner districts to cement partisan control.
Judge Rejects GOP’s Emergency Bid to Halt Virginia Redistricting
A Virginia judge Wednesday rejected a Republican request to immediately block Democrats from advancing a constitutional amendment that could let the state redraw its congressional map — a win, for now, for Democrats and voting rights advocates.
DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack
The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.
Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Massive Voter Purge Database Hits Snags
A lawsuit aiming to block the Trump administration from using a citizenship verification system to purge state voter rolls was left reeling on the ropes after taking a verbal beating from a federal judge Monday.
Maryland Democrats Refuse to Join Redistricting Fight
Maryland appears unlikely to help Democrats counter the GOP’s nationwide gerrymander, after top lawmakers said Tuesday that the Senate would not be moving forward with a plan to eliminate the state’s one Republican congressional seat.
Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.
Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland National Guard Deployment
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests.
Virginia Republicans Sue to Block Democratic Redistricting Push
A group of Virginia Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at halting Democrats’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional map.
Federal Judge Skewers Top Trump Officials Over ‘Troubling’ Statements Against Abrego Garcia
A federal judge censured top Trump officials for making several out-of-court statements against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who the government wrongly sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year.