Right-Wing Legal Group Sues to Obtain Utah’s Voter Roll
An anti-voting lawsuit is demanding full access to Utah’s voter registration list, including records that are private and protected under state law.
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Supreme Court Allows DOGE to Access Social Security Data
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday gave the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a green light to access millions of Americans’ most sensitive data.
Wrongly-Removed Maryland Man Kilmar Abrego Garcia On Way Back to U.S. to Face Criminal Charges
Abrego Garcia’s reported return comes after weeks of the Trump administration claiming in public and in court documents that it would not return him to the U.S. to receive due process before a court of law.
SCOTUS Has a Chance to Kill Mail-Ballot Grace Periods
Should SCOTUS rule against Mississippi’s mail-in ballot receipt deadline, it could potentially disenfranchise millions of voters.
Alabama Asks SCOTUS to Revive Racially Discriminatory Map
Alabama is again appealing its long-running redistricting battle to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Immigration Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Payments to El Salvador to Imprison Migrants
A coalition of immigrants rights organizations and criminal defense lawyers sued the Trump administration to block the government from paying El Salvador to imprison hundreds of Venezuelan migrants who were removed from the U.S. earlier this year without due process.
DOJ Threatens Wisconsin Elections Commission with Funding Cutoff Over Alleged Voting Law Violation
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a formal warning to Wisconsin’s elections board, accusing it of violating federal law by failing to provide voters with a required complaint process under the Help America Vote Act.
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Allow Challenges to El Salvador Removals
A federal judge ordered the government to allow Venezuelan men who were removed from the U.S. by the Trump administration earlier this year to challenge their ongoing imprisonment in El Salvador.
RNC Intervenes to Back Trump Anti-Voting Order, Claims Greater Voter Access Hurts Their Candidates
The Republican National Committee filed a motion Tuesday to intervene in ongoing federal litigation against President Donald Trump’s executive order on voting, which aimed to restrict voter access nationally under the guise of election integrity.
Newark Mayor Sues Trump Lawyer, Alleging ‘False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution’
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest while protesting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts last month.