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Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
I’m Not Panicking. I’m Outraged.
Since Trump stepped back into the Oval Office, we have quickly developed a warped sense of what is acceptable conduct from government officials. It goes without saying: if Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence had made a similar claim about a Republican lawyer, it would have been treated as a scandal.
The Trump Administration Is Turning Local Police Into ICE Agents
An unpopular provision in a decades-old law lets ICE collaborate with state and local police by delegating to them the authority to enforce immigration rules.
What the DOJ Is Doing Behind the Scenes
We cannot afford to leave our democracy in the hands of a process that requires this DOJ to act in good faith. We must act now to harden our election systems.
Trump’s Growing Epstein Crisis
Trump’s effort to silence calls for the Department of Justice to release the Epstein Files has only served to broaden and amplify the voices insisting on transparency.
Trump’s Epstein Problem
Like other strongmen, when facing internal dissent, Trump’s instinct is to manufacture an excuse to crackdown on opposition.
Pardoning Corrupt Sheriff, Trump Undermines Democracy Again
Jenkins’s pardon was another move by the Trump administration to reward political loyalty and give his blessing to elected officials who profit at the expense of public trust.
A Holocaust Survivor on Why Standing up to Authoritarianism Matters
And as I listened to Kurt Goldschmidt softly recall the dark and distant past the other day by the roadside in White Plains, it was important to realize that he has seen this — and where it can lead — before.
The Department of Injustice
After only five months in office, Trump has transformed the Department of Justice into an instrument for voter suppression.
Trump’s Drive for Power Threatens Local Sovereignty
We are accustomed to Trump flouting and subverting the law, but perhaps less observed are the ways in which his administration seems determined to shut down local sovereignty.
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