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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold oral argument Monday to weigh whether GOP North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s legal bid contesting his 2024 election loss to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs should proceed in state or federal court.
President Donald Trump said during public remarks Friday that he would withhold aid for the Los Angeles wildfires unless California adopted a voter ID requirement.
A recent memo orders the DOJ’s civil rights division to halt a majority of its functions, including a freeze on pursuing new cases, indictments or settlements.
In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called special elections Tuesday for two vacant seats in the legislature after he failed to do so for two months — resulting in a lawsuit from voters.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump rescinded former President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order promoting voting access and expanding voter registration.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the issue of whether disqualifying mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing outer envelope dates violates the state constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case brought by Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R), who was seeking to revive two voter suppression laws targeting new voters and indigenous voters.
A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 Georgia law extending the term length of Georgia Public Service Commission members. The plaintiffs intend to appeal the decision.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), an election denier, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio (R) — who is set to join President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as secretary of state.