Republicans Launch a Legal Assault on Democracy
The fight in Arizona is only the latest example of how Republicans seek to alter and weaken rules to undermine election officials and subvert elections.
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The fight in Arizona is only the latest example of how Republicans seek to alter and weaken rules to undermine election officials and subvert elections.
The Constitution has a provision to protect our democracy in exactly the situation in which we find ourselves right now. We need to use it.
There really is no way for the Court to protect Trump and defend the U.S. Constitution — it must choose and bear the consequences.
The GOP is determined to undermine democracy. This election in Louisiana shows how.
While we should take solace in the fact that no prior president has acted as recklessly as Trump, that is not a reason to ignore Section 3 of the 14th Amendment now.
As a key battleground state, we should expect more litigation by both pro- and anti-voting forces in Wisconsin in the months to come.
The good news is that we are not trapped in Trump’s political inferno. We still have time to reject his invitation to go deeper into the hopeless MAGA void.
A new Democracy Docket report shows that 2023 was another year in which pro-voting litigation groups played an outsized role in protecting voting rights.
We can ensure that the dream of Dr. King endures, and the Voting Rights Act remains a potent instrument in the pursuit of a more equitable and inclusive America.
When our judges are more familiar with our experiences, that wisdom transforms the justice they dispense.