‘One of the worst ones I’ve ever seen’: Legal experts eviscerate DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit
A growing chorus of legal experts, democracy advocates and lawmakers say the Justice Department’s latest lawsuit against Alaska is pure bunk.
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New Hampshire students face disenfranchisement after Supreme Court greenlights ban on their IDs
The court’s order could potentially have a major impact on the state’s elections — including its closely watched U.S. Senate race.
Trump on DOJ challenge to Alaska election: ‘I’m the one that said do it’
Shortly after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Alaska to preemptively challenge the results of the state’s U.S. Senate race if the Republican loses, President Donald Trump said he ordered the dangerous lawsuit.
Democrats ask judge to fast track lawsuit to block Trump admin’s midterm threats
Democrats have asked a federal judge to move quickly in their lawsuit seeking to stop the White House from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution and demanding that states remove voters from registration rolls.*
DOJ preemptively challenges Alaska election results if Democrat wins Senate race
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday, effectively calling for Alaska’s Division of Elections to set aside the results of the Senate race if anyone other than incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) wins.
DOJ again demands immediate block on California counting ballots from alleged noncitizens
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge Friday to immediately block California from counting ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens after DOJ took the unusual step of appealing its lawsuit before the lower court had a chance to rule. The request is the DOJ’s latest escalation in its ongoing battle with California election officials. […]
Blanche threatens ‘a number of states’ with California-style voting lawsuits
Blanche’s comments come amid the DOJ’s unprecedented assault on the Golden State’s election system.
Trump DOJ appeals California ballot case before judge even rules
The Trump administration appealed its California ballot lawsuit to a federal appeals court — even though the judge overseeing the case has not yet ruled on the Justice Department’s request to block the counting of thousands of ballots.
Supreme Court lets New Hampshire fully ban student IDs for voting ahead of midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court granted New Hampshire Republicans’ emergency request to fully block the use of student IDs for voting ahead of the November election. The ruling pauses a lower court ruling that allowed election officials to consider student identification as evidence of a voter’s identity.
‘Likely’ noncitizens? ‘Confirmed’? ‘Suspected’? ‘Verified’? DOJ keeps changing how it describes California list
Since filing its lawsuit against California last week, the Trump administration has frequently shifted the language it has used to describe the more than 20,000 people it wants the state to block from voting.
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