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Mail-in voting is under attack. Here’s what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
Mail-in voting is under attack. Here’s what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
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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 appeals decision blocking Trump’s executive order throttling mail voting
The DOJ filed its appeal in California v. Trump Wednesday, a week after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that major parts of Trump’s March 2026 anti-voting executive order were “legally void.” She found that the…
Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order
In the latest setback for President Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda, a federal court on Wednesday granted the NAACP’s request to halt the U.S. Postal Service’s implementation of his executive order against mail voting.
Republicans want to remake Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship
Behind Republicans' meltdown over the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling is a desire to remake the Court to overturn precedent.