Federal Judge Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Served as Nevada’s U.S. Attorney
A federal judge ruled that Sigal Chattah, a Trump loyalist and appointee, has been unlawfully serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada since late July.
Litigation
Reagan-Appointed Judge Calls Out Trump’s ‘Full-Throated Assault on the First Amendment’
A judge Tuesday issued an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump while finding that the U.S. government impermissibly violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian student activists for deportation.
Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information
Advocacy groups are suing to block the Trump administration’s creation of vast, centralized databases of Americans’ personal information for purging voter rolls and launching criminal investigations.
In Court Filings, Oregon Police Slam Trump’s Portland Takeover
Top law enforcement officials in Oregon said in court filings Monday that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland was unwarranted and could undermine public safety by provoking larger protests.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Texas Throws DOJ Under the Bus, and a New Role for a GOP Vote Suppressor
At Democracy Docket, we pride ourselves on monitoring the voting and democracy landscape — and especially the right’s never-ending effort to undermine fair elections — more closely than just about anyone else.
Trump DOJ Pushes SCOTUS to Disregard Constitution, End Birthright Citizenship
The Department of Justice submitted a sweeping petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to uphold President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order.
Texas Gerrymander Goes to Court, With 5 Congressional Seats, and Minority Representation, at Stake
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 midterm election by pressuring states to create more Republican congressional seats will face a major test in a federal courtroom in El Paso, Texas starting Wednesday, as a panel of judges considers whether to block the state’s new gerrymandered map.
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
The DOJ has now sued eight states to gain access to their private voter data.
Once the Voting Rights Act’s Champion, DOJ Now Wants SCOTUS To Gut It
For decades, the Department of Justice (DOJ) relied on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) to foil and forestall attempts to racially gerrymander.
On Wednesday, the DOJ filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to devastate and vitiate much of what’s left of the landmark civil rights legislation.
DOJ Urges SCOTUS to End Key VRA Protection for Minority Voters
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in a redistricting case, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should significantly weaken the power of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to block racial gerrymanders.