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In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map.
A conservative legal group with a long record of attacking voting rights filed a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 50, seeking to block the state’s voter-approved congressional map.
The top election officials in 10 states are banding together to push back against the Trump administration’s demands for voter registration records, sending a joint letter Tuesday to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the federal government to clear up the contradictory statements the agencies have made over the data’s use.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion Thursday to intervene in a Republican lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new congressional map, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters last week.
From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump.
A group of Republicans wasted no time Wednesday filing a lawsuit to block a redistricting measure overwhelmingly passed by California voters just the night before.
Tuesday was a brutal night for President Donald Trump and his axis of antidemocratic actors — and a huge night for democracy.
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering congressional districts hit a massive roadblock Tuesday: California voters.
On Election Day, President Donald Trump renewed claims of election fraud — this time targeting California’s mail voting system, calling it “rigged” and threatening a “legal and criminal review” of ballots being cast in the closely watched special election.
This week, Democracy Docket readers were first to learn about three important new developments in Republican voter suppression.
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