Judge denies attempt to stop Trump’s mail voting order
A federal judge said it’s too soon to block President Donald Trump’s latest push to restrict mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Judiciary
Anything relating to state and federal courts, court reform, SCOTUS, etc.
Trump’s judges are all election deniers
President Trump’s judicial nominees won’t state the simple fact: Former President Joe Biden won, and, by extension, Trump lost.
Court won’t rehear Arkansas’ bid for restrictive voter registration rule
Arkansas voters won’t be blocked from registering electronically due to federal appeals court order.
Georgia panel targets Dem-backed state supreme court candidates ahead of key election
A watchdog group composed of GOP appointees is accusing two liberal candidates of violating rules just two days before key supreme court election.
This week at Democracy Docket: The GOP’s rush to kill off Black political power continues — but there’s also reason for hope
At Democracy Docket, we’re proud of the enterprise journalism we publish. But some weeks, our focus is simply on keeping our readers up to date with what’s happening.
Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to expel Democrats for blocking gerrymander, in blow to Abbott
The Texas Supreme Court has rejected an effort by GOP officials to expel Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state last summer in an attempt to prevent Republicans from passing a partisan gerrymander.
Purcell is not a legal principle. It’s a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
Sen. Cory Booker: ‘There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over the Supreme Court’
Sen. Booker stopped short of saying he would support expanding the number of SCOTUS justices, but doubled-down on saying the court is corrupt.
SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The Guardian found that Justice Samuel Alito used “misleading” data in determining that Black and white voter turnout rates have reached parity.
Civil rights groups say Purcell principle prevents Louisiana from suspending elections when votes have already been cast
Black voters are pressing SCOTUS to apply the Purcell principle of law, which says voting rules and maps shouldn’t be changed too close to an election.