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Trump’s Plan To Use the State To Crush Dissent
Trump is quickly changing the nature of politics from adversarial contests to weaponized governance.
Trump’s Plan To Use the State To Crush Dissent
Trump is quickly changing the nature of politics from adversarial contests to weaponized governance.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
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…
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.