Voting rights groups sue to block Ohio law that purges voters without warning
Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s sweeping new voter purge law.
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In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
In a big win for Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s GOP gerrymanders in other states, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state can hold its special election on the redistricting plan.
GOPer asks SCOTUS to restore her district after court found it discriminated against minority voters
After a New York court struck down the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents, U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to freeze the decision.
Fulton County chair: FBI raid was ‘a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections’
The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday.
‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Is Missouri’s new gerrymandered map in effect? That depends on a court — and the clock
With the midterm elections on the horizon, a Missouri court held a hearing in a lawsuit that could determine whether a gerrymandered congressional map favoring the Republican Party will be in effect for the 2026 race.
DOJ tries and fails to indict 6 Democrats over video reminding military of illegal orders
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., sought to bring charges against six Democrats for reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members via a video that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. Prosecutors from the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington — led by staunch Trump loyalist and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro — tried Tuesday […]
After court order, DOJ divulges search warrant affidavit for FBI’s Fulton County election raid
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday complied with a court order to publicly reveal the search warrant affidavit that initiated the FBI’s raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last month. The document reveals that the search was largely predicated on disinformation and debunked voter fraud claims pushed by private individuals since President […]
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain Michigan’s unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department’s sweeping national effort to force states to disclose sensitive voter data.
‘Designed to intimidate’: Fulton County official decries FBI raid in court filing
Court filings unsealed by a judge shed new light on Fulton County’s fears about the FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots. The county argued the raid may undermine voter confidence and fuel false narratives about American elections.
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