DOJ aims to speed up voter roll case as deadline for removing voters looms
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) belatedly attempts to speed up its drive for state voter registration rolls, lawyers for Michigan are asking the court to pump the brakes.
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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
In sudden reversal, Trump DOJ moves to revive retaliation cases against law firms
After abandoning its defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting major law firms, the Justice Department abruptly reversed itself and asked a federal appeals court to let it continue defending the retaliatory orders.
SCOTUS halts redraw of New York district found to have discriminated against minority voters
In a blow to voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday temporarily blocked a New York court order that required the state to redraw its 11th Congressional District.
In win for rule of law, DOJ drops defense of Trump orders targeting prominent law firms
The Justice Department will soon abandon its defense of President Trump’s retribution campaign against law firms that challenged his political agenda or represented his political opponents over the years
Right-wing bid to turn NVRA into a tool for voter purges dealt major setback by SCOTUS
The Public Interest Legal Foundation has a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges.
Virginia redistricting election can move forward, court rules
Virginia voters will head to the polls starting Friday to weigh in on a plan to redraw the congressional map in response to GOP gerrymanders in other states after a court ruled Monday that election preparations can move forward.
Trump DOJ appeals loss in Michigan voter roll case, asks for emergency expedited hearing
The Department of Justice (DOJ) intensified its quest for unfettered access to state voter registration rolls Monday, filing an emergency appeal in Michigan after a federal judge rejected the government’s demands.
Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records
Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office’s sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state’s voters.
Trump DOJ expands voter roll crusade, sues five more states — including four red ones
The Justice Department sued five new states Thursday demanding access to their unredacted voter rolls — escalating a campaign that has been rejected by multiple federal courts and faces resistance from Republican-led states as well.
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