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Last Notes npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias There was a major recent voting rights victory in Montana where Republicans are passing voter suppression laws to please conspiracy theorists, not to solve any real problems. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court REJECTS two right wing lawsuits to limit ballot drop boxes and to force stricter rules for signature verification. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias One of the few highlights from today.👇 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Now you know why my law firm is currently litigating 56 voting rights and election cases in 21 states.👇 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias The RNC and Trump campaign say they are recruiting 100,000 lawyers and volunteers to make it harder to vote and easier to cheat this November. Democracy Docket tracks and exposes the GOP's attacks on our democracy. Support it now. https://democracydocket.com/support/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Although Trump is not the first to invoke the concept of presidential immunity, he is the first to test the argument as a defense in a criminal case against a former president." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Today is the 3rd anniversary of one of the most successful corporate stunts. On April 14, 2021 hundreds of corporations took out an ad saying they "stand for democracy" and against voter suppression. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias With 204 days until Election Day, my law firm is currently litigating 55 voting rights and election cases in 20 states. States with the most cases: AZ, GA, WI, FL, NC and NY. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨NEW: On behalf of the Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans and the Downriver/Detroit Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, my team has filed to defend against the RNC's latest voter suppression lawsuit in Michigan. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Great lede: "Frank LaRose lurched to the right, flipped on democracy issues to tow the party line, rigged our maps, tried to undermine majority rule and it still wasn’t enough." https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ohios-democracy-pays-the-price-for-laroses-political-ambition/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If the virus of mass voter challenges is an epidemic threatening to sweep across the nation and undermine our democracy, then Georgia is patient zero. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: Montana Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN multiple voter suppression laws for violating the state constitution. A great victory for our client the MT Democratic Party and the voters of Montana. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias BONUS PODCAST: North Carolina Republicans are taking their extremism to a new level, threatening the future of democracy, education and business in the state. I sat down with state Democratic Leader Rep. Robert Reives to discuss. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I know what Republicans are capable and what we need to focus on to ensure free and fair elections. Providing that information is why I started Democracy Docket. Become a member today and get all of our free and premium content delivered to you. https://www.democracydocket.com/member/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨NEW: On behalf of Rise, Institute for a Progressive Nevada and the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans my team has filed to intervene to fight the latest Republican lawsuit--this time targeting Nevada’s voter rolls. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Put simply, the Court allowed Trump to stay on the ballot in order to avoid an outcome that would raise the “national temperature.” My objection is that Judges should not bend to the will of an insurrectionist simply to placate his supporters. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias NEW: Defending Democracy tackles the reality that Republicans don't want students to vote and what we can do about it as we head towards 2024. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias New: From the least likely to follow a court order to the most controversial online discourse, Democracy Docket breaks down the best and worst of 2023. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the-best-and-worst-of-2023/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If you are focused on voting rights and democracy, this is arguably the biggest legal development of the week (and yes, including Trump litigation). npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: 5th Circuit DENIES Lousiana petition to overturn precedent allowing private litigants to enforce VRA Section 2. Ket step towards 2nd Black opportunity congressional district for 2024. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I hope you enjoy my year-end litigation run down. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias It is time to stop with the nonsense! There are no moderate Republicans in the US House. There are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Politico offers five takeaways from today's NY redistricting decision. I'd offer a sixth: Lawyers matter. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias “The suit was financed by the DCCC in Washington and argued by Elias Law Group, the national party’s favored firm.”😎 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I am incredibly proud of the ELG team that litigated this from start to finish. We are not done fighting and we are not done winning. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If you live in one of these 20 states, your Republican Attorney General is trying to eviscerate private enforcement of the Voting Right Act in court. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I'm sorry this pisses some people off, but it's true. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias It is possible that our constitutional system simply cannot handle a threat like Trump. It is possible that the divisions in this country are too deep to rally against him. But we need to try. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/donald-trumps-plot-against-america/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If you are a university president and you cannot say that calling for the "genocide of jews" violates your schools code of conduct, then you need to resign. If instead you need to know the "context," you have no business being in high education. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: D.C. Federal Court DENIES Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his criminal case. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Never let anyone tell you that your vote doesn't matter.👇 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Voters for Democrats were especially focused on democracy issues. In congressional elections nationwide, Democrats won 6 in 10 voters who identified the future of democracy as their “single most important” factor. https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-democracy-election-2024-president-8ff0337afec92264ae6fbaf36f55e683 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 1⃣For 130+ years a Michigan law criminalized hiring transportation to bring voters to the polls. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias No federal officeholder, other than Trump himself, bears more responsibility than Mike Johnson for the destruction and degradation of democracy we saw on Jan. 6, 2021. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-big-lie-ring-leader-becomes-speaker-of-the-house/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Statewide, 4.82% of ballots submitted by Black voters have been flagged for rejection as of Friday, compared with 2.79% for white voters," npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias North Carolina Republicans passed new, highly gerrymandered congressional and legislative maps as well as a county board of commissioners map. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias NEW: "In 2020, all nine supported efforts to disenfranchise millions of Americans and inhibit the peaceful transfer of power." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias NEWS: Kenneth Chesebro, who served as an attorney for former President Donald Trump and led an attempt to submit a false slate of Georgia electors in 2020, pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to file false documents. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias NYT: "If everything goes Democrats’ way, roughly 10 House seats could become meaningfully easier to win. Next year, the party needs to net only five seats to reclaim the House." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias The more likely reason Alabama forfeited its ability to enact a new, compliant map is that — like George Wallace — the state wanted to show its white supporters that it would not abide by a federal court order. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-lesson-of-alabama/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias My team will be busy defending democracy. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias A good time to remind people why I fight so hard in court for democracy and why I won't stop. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias After Unprecedented Defiance, Alabama Finally Has a Fair Congressional Map for 2024 https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/after-unprecedented-defiance-alabama-has-a-fair-congressional-map-for-2024/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: On behalf of four individual voters, my team has filed a new federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's absentee ballot witness requirement for violating the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/wisconsin-absentee-ballot-witness-requirement-challenge-federal-court/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias My firm is currently litigating 45 voting and election cases in 19 states. I expect that number to grow this week. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias On the very same day that Hochul signed the 10-bill package into law, the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and other Republicans filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Early Mail Voter Act. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-new-york-makes-long-awaited-election-improvements-republicans-fight-back/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "We have to stand up for our Constitution and the institutions of democracy because MAGA extremists have made clear they won’t. History is watching. The world is watching. Most important, our children and grandchildren are watching." -POTUS 9/28/23 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court DENIES Alabama's effort to use its illegal congressional map. This guarantees a new map with two Black opportunity districts will be in place for 2024. Congrats to NRF, ELG team and voters of Alabama! https://democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-congressional-redistricting-challenge-scotus/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Conservative activists are using new emerging technologies to develop powerful tools for voter suppression and election subversion. Left unchecked, we risk a new level of election vigilantism taking hold. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias We built Democracy Docket as a stand alone site rather than on Substack because we didn't want it to be beholden to any corporate entity. It costs a lot more to operate, but its content is its alone. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If you care about free and fair elections and are not worried about GOP election vigilantism in 2024, then you are focused on the wrong things. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-growing-threat-of-republican-election-vigilantes/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias My team will begin the week litigating 43 voting, election and redistricting cases in 17 states. I expect additional litigation this week. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias What will be different next year is the presidential election and the resources it will bring. Conservative donors and activists are building the tools, organizations and plans to disrupt the right to vote with the same fervor that Trump and his allies tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias If Republicans would stop making it harder to vote and easier to cheat I would stop suing them for making it harder to vote and easier to cheat. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias These anti-democracy zealots are rejecting ballot language for a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution. Republicans are afraid that if there is a citizen-led, independent redistricting commission they will lose. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS key portions of Arizona voter suppression law requiring strict proof of citizenship to vote. Congratulations to our clients Voto Latino and Mi Familia Vota and the ELG team. Remaining parts go trial trial in November. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias As I told Nicolle Wallace, I'm worried because the attacks on democracy are getting worse. Donald Trump has gotten more desperate, our election systems are weaker, and I fear Trump and the GOP have more in store for us. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Today I write about what is missing from the two election subversion indictments: Trump’s audacious effort to enlist the U.S. Supreme Court in throwing out the election results in four key battleground states. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-big-one-missing-from-trumps-indictments/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias My piece about how in defending their congressional maps, Republicans Keep defying the law comes out in the morning. Please make sure to subscribe. https://democracydocket.com/me-subscribe/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Today's redistricting victory in Florida was proof that if you aren't paying attention to the courts you aren't paying attention to democracy. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard. The Federalist Society may soon have to create a category of membership for the disbarred and criminally convicted. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Passed by the Texas Legislature in May and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June, Senate Bills 1070, 1750 and 1933 and House Bill 1243 will place additional burdens on voters and election officials in Texas." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Today's must read.👇 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Let’s be clear: election denialism is a threat to all of us, an attempt to ignore our voices at the ballot box and disenfranchise voters."-Christina Baal-Owens npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias My firm is currently litigating 4⃣4⃣ voting and election cases in 1⃣8⃣ states. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias These recent legal developments beg the question: Will the Ohio Supreme Court reaffirm its prior decision striking down the map or will it decide the case anew, despite the fact that neither the map itself nor the Ohio Constitution’s anti-gerrymandering provision has changed? npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP and in the legal profession. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard. The Federalist Society may soon have to create a category of membership for the disbarred and convicted. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I am trying to recall a previous time a lawyer for the state argued their state constitution violated the federal constitution. An extraordinarily shameful display today in Florida. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Trump has clearly not learned to strongly dissuade his supporters against political violence. And the eight candidates running against him did little to inspire confidence in their scattered and half-hearted denunciations." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Trump is a full-time criminal defendant for a reason. He has found a unique niche in American politics as a candidate running on a platform of having been indicted in four different states. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-stain-not-easily-removed/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "From the leader of the insurrection to a billionaire-turned-governor from North Dakota, the GOP’s nine-candidate field features a wide array of figures, all of whom are antagonistic toward voting and democracy to varying degrees." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias It is an obscene tragedy in our democracy that 549,824 ballots — or 1.5% of all mail-in ballots cast — were rejected. No one credibly believes that there were even 549 fraudulent votes, yet over one-half a million ballots were tossed out. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: Iowa Court enters order declaring state's "English Only" law does not apply to "ballots, registration and voting notices, forms, instructions, and other materials and information related to the electoral process." Congrats to team & LULAC IA! npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I created Democracy Docket to be the leading progressive source for information, analysis and opinion about voting rights, elections and democracy. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Just as Trump’s attack on democracy did not begin after Election Day, it did not end after Joe Biden was sworn in as president. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-indictments-are-only-a-snapshot-of-trumps-conspiracy-against-democracy/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias I'm still making friends... npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias In the last two days, a federal courts in Texas and Georgia struck down key provisions of their states' voter suppression laws. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨BREAKING: Federal Court STRIKES DOWN portion of Georgia voter suppression law (SB 202) for violating Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias It is a sad commentary about the state of American democracy that this is the way Democratic groups must now spend their money. But these are the days of MAGA and Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/us/politics/democrats-election-officials-value-the-vote.html npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Trump’s attack on our democracy continues to this day. He has converted the entire GOP into an anti-democracy machine spewing hate and disinformation. His acolytes target election officials and demonize voters. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "The now struck-down provisions of S.B. 1 contributed to the rejection of nearly 23,000 mail-in ballots in Texas’ 2022 primary election." https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-strikes-down-portions-of-texas-voter-suppression-law-s-b-1/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "From Arizona to Pennsylvania, a slew of anti-voting lawsuits have been dismissed or rejected this summer to the great benefit of voters." https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/six-anti-voting-lawsuits-rebuffed-by-courts-this-summer/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias A very important story. Right-wing vigilantism poses one of the greatest risks to free and fair elections in 2024. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias We should not allow the criminal law to cramp our understanding of how corrosive Trump was before the 2020 election and how dangerous he remains today. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-indictments-are-only-a-snapshot-of-trumps-conspiracy-against-democracy/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias According to the indictment, Mr. Miele wrote an email to Mr. Santos in which he admitted “faking my identity to a big donor,” but added that he was “high risk, high reward in everything I do.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/nyregion/sam-miele-charged-george-santos.html npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Though the indictments only charge Trump with conspiring to illegally overturn the results after Election Day, the reality is that he started much earlier. npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias This is the fourth time Trump has been indicted this year on criminal charges. On Aug. 1, Trump was indicted in Washington, D.C. by a federal grand jury on four counts for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/former-president-donald-trump-indicted-for-the-fourth-time-this-time-in-fulton-county-georgia/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Florida and Ohio have already passed these dangerous packages, and North Carolina could be next. As expected, lawsuits were quickly filed in Florida and Ohio, where litigation is ongoing."-Devon Hesano npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias “Alabama has chosen instead to thumb its nose at this court, to thumb its nose at the nation’s highest court and thumb its nose at its own Black citizens,” said Abha Khanna, the head of Elias Law Group’s redistricting practice and one of the lead lawyers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/politics/alabama-redistricting-hearing.html npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias 🚨NEW: Court DENIES Wisconsin GOP Legislature's motion to dismiss lawsuit by Rise and voter seeking clarification about what qualifies as a complete absentee ballot witness certificate address. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/wisconsin-witness-certificate-incomplete-address-guidance-rise/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "Pro-democracy groups have started collecting signatures for an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would allow a bipartisan and citizen-led redistricting commission to draw the state’s congressional and state legislative maps." npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias “[I]f the other side is going to be fighting hard, we’ve got to be fighting even harder to maintain our position, to advance our position, and to ensure that the right to vote remains inviolable in this in this democracy.” https://www.lawdork.com/p/law-dork-qa-with-abha-khanna npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias As we begin another week of potential indictments, please take a minute to reflect on the unique role Republican lawyers played in the conspiracy against democracy. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trump-five-lawyers-and-their-conspiracy-against-our-democracy/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias The myth that citizens can out-organize voter suppression is not just wrong, it is dangerous. It minimizes the real world effects of repeated, targeted suppression laws. It shifts the burden from the suppressors to the voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-cannot-out-organize-voter-suppression/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias As the week begins, my team is litigating 44 cases defending democracy and free and fair elections in 18 states. That is why I say democracy is on the docket! npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Read the court's recent protective order or any of the critical documents in the Trump criminal election case. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/washington-d-c-former-president-donald-trump-indictment/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "A major legal challenge to Florida’s disputed congressional map could result in the reinstatement of a north Florida district formerly held by a Black Democrat under a sweeping agreement reached late Friday." https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/12/florida-house-seat-al-lawson-00110962 npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias Don't let anyone tell you that pro-democracy groups can't win in conservative courts. When the GOP tried to block the Ohio ballot initiative in court, my team represented the pro-choice group and won 7-0 before the conservative Ohio Supreme Court. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/abortion-amendment-will-be-on-ballot-this-fall-ohio-supreme-court-rules/ npub1ya9j795tet3jj45ucqgwhf9s5jj4eanqcx8t7tsakv8kp6mlsyhq4lf78x Marc Elias "The lawsuit argues that the ban hampers get-out-the-vote efforts such as campaigns by Black churches to encourage voter participation through “souls-to-the-polls” initiatives, where congregants are transported to the polls after Sunday church services."
