A threat to the ballot box: Why Todd Blanche cannot lead the DOJ
The next attorney general must be someone who will restore integrity, objectivity, and — above all — uncompromising independence to the DOJ.
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.
Trump told us exactly what he did
Here, we have a president who, by his own account, personally called a federal prosecutor to intervene in an ongoing election — and the story has barely registered.
DOJ’s losing streak just might save the midterms
We have already sued to block Trump’s anti-voting executive orders. If the USPS adopts an anti-voting rule, we will bring litigation to stop it.
The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections
What we are witnessing now, however, is a second and more insidious track of that same weaponization — one aimed not at famous individuals who can fight back, but at the unglamorous, under-the-radar groups doing the daily work of democracy.
How to get a job in Trump’s Washington: Lie about elections on cable TV
If Clayton wanted the job, it seems clear that he had to demonstrate loyalty on the one issue Trump cares about most: lying about voting and elections.
California is the new ground zero for free and fair elections
Trump’s obsession with California’s elections is neither entirely new nor surprising.
I will not lower my voice
The media’s insistence that Trump’s critics are part of the problem gives cover to false equivalence — treating his lawlessness as one side of a legitimate debate.
I have 89 cases in court and one message: Don’t despair.
I have spent a decade fighting against Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine our elections.
Trump isn’t flooding the zone. He’s trying to wear us down.
It is often said that Trump’s strategy is to overwhelm us by flooding the zone. I think it is more accurate to say his strategy is to grind it out and wear us down.
No kings
On Saturday, when millions of Americans took to the streets and declared “no kings,” they were objecting to Donald Trump’s disregard for these constitutional limitations.
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