We Are on Our Own
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
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Senate Confirmed Biden’s 235th Judge, Surpassing Trump’s First-Term Total
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 235th judge to a lifetime appointment on Friday evening, which would surpass the number of judicial vacancies that President-elect Donald Trump filled during his first term.
Trump’s Presidency Will Unleash Right-Wing Sheriffs Across America
Donald Trump was clear throughout his campaign that he would give law enforcement a new mandate for violence.
These Trump Cabinet and Staff Picks Had a Hand in Anti-Voting Litigation
A number of Trump nominees and staff picks have had a direct hand in some of the most consequential legal efforts to disenfranchise voters in the past year.
Donald Trump Tamed the Media. Some Even Paid for the Privilege.
On the morning that Donald Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, he was honored at the New York Stock Exchange by ringing in the opening bell. But the biggest news of the day, perhaps the week, took place during his brief remarks afterwards.
Project 2025 Contributor Outlines How Trump Can Roll Back Voting Rights
The right-wing lawyer and former FEC commissioner lays out a potential Trump admin plan to disenfranchise voters.
Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s Assistant Attorney General Pick, Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights
Trump tapped Dhillon as the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Now Is the Time for Courage
I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. It will always stand tall. It will not obey.
Building the Opposition
After the 2016 election, a movement that would become known as “the resistance” quickly emerged to protest and confront Trump’s incoming administration.
Trump Picks Election Denier Pam Bondi As Attorney General
Bondi has a long history of supporting Trump’s election conspiracies and radical agenda.