This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with California
As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear.
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This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court makes it official — states have free rein to discriminate against Black voters
If there was any doubt before, there can be none after this week: The Supreme Court is going to give states free rein to discriminate against minority voters — even in some of the most egregious cases.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s mail-voting crackdown advances — but there are setbacks for his gerrymandering push
We got some ominous news this week about President Donald Trump’s dangerous bid to crack down on mail voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Judge denies attempt to stop Trump’s mail voting order
A federal judge said it’s too soon to block President Donald Trump’s latest push to restrict mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump’s judges are all election deniers
President Trump’s judicial nominees won’t state the simple fact: Former President Joe Biden won, and, by extension, Trump lost.
Court won’t rehear Arkansas’ bid for restrictive voter registration rule
Arkansas voters won’t be blocked from registering electronically due to federal appeals court order.
Georgia panel targets Dem-backed state supreme court candidates ahead of key election
A watchdog group composed of GOP appointees is accusing two liberal candidates of violating rules just two days before key supreme court election.
This week at Democracy Docket: The GOP’s rush to kill off Black political power continues — but there’s also reason for hope
At Democracy Docket, we’re proud of the enterprise journalism we publish. But some weeks, our focus is simply on keeping our readers up to date with what’s happening.
Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to expel Democrats for blocking gerrymander, in blow to Abbott
The Texas Supreme Court has rejected an effort by GOP officials to expel Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state last summer in an attempt to prevent Republicans from passing a partisan gerrymander.
Sen. Cory Booker: ‘There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over the Supreme Court’
Sen. Booker stopped short of saying he would support expanding the number of SCOTUS justices, but doubled-down on saying the court is corrupt.
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