In a huge win for democracy, a federal court denied Republicans' bid to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map, rejecting the GOP claim that the measure was a racial gerrymander.
Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws
The Supreme Court opened the floodgates to lawsuits challenging the counting and certifying of election results, ruling 7-2 that any candidate for federal office may challenge laws governing their election.
Federal court rejects GOP bid to block California redistricting
In a huge win for democracy, a federal court denied Republicans' attempt to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map, rejecting the GOP argument that the measure was a racial gerrymander.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office took a victory lap, quipping: “Can’t spell Republican without an L.”
Democrats advance Virginia redistricting measure aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders
The Virginia House approved Democrats’ redistricting amendment aimed at allowing the state to redraw its congressional map to counter nationwide GOP gerrymanders. The effort, if successful, could end up giving Democrats as many as four new congressional seats.
Speaking to Democracy Docket, Colorado secretary of state urges no pardon for Tina Peters
Colorado’s top election official urged the governor not to pardon election denier Tina Peters, telling Democracy Docket that she’s one of the few “still facing accountability for attacking American elections.” The request comes after the governor signaled possible clemency for Peters last week.
DOJ probes Dem senator for video warning military of unlawful orders …
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said officials working under Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., are investigating her for spearheading a video reminding military and intelligence service members that they’re obligated to refuse illegal orders.
… and then DOJ contacts another Dem lawmaker on the same issue
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said the Department of Justice requested an interview with him over his participation in that video last year.
“Donald Trump called for my arrest, prosecution, and execution—all because I said something he didn’t like,” Crow said in a statement to Democracy Docket. “Now he’s pressuring his political appointees to harass me for daring to speak up and hold him accountable.”
It was no coincidence that while Trump was fumbling around trying to target his enemies, Vice President JD Vance was announcing a new senior prosecutorial team modeled on the special counsel framework — but with a critical difference, Marc notes. According to Vance, these prosecutions will “be run out of the White House” under his and Trump’s personal “supervision.”
Tonight, Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas — who has led the charge to pass a maximally pro-Democratic new congressional map — will share Virginia Democrats’ response to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) state of the commonwealth via a pre-recorded message. Should be fun.
Oregon conducted routine cleanup of outdated and inactive voter registration records, and of course the richest man in the world seized on that as an opportunity to fearmonger about illegal voting.
Only 0.02% of the voter registrations that the Trump administration has checked for citizenship have been forwarded for further investigation — and even that number could be inflated, the New York Times found.
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