In turnaround, judge who blocked Trump’s last anti-voting order won’t hear challenge to new one

• Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers got their way today when a federal judge ordered that challenges to President Donald Trump’s new anti-voting executive order be randomly assigned — a shift that could make the outcome less predictable.
  
  
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California Supreme Court freezes GOP sheriff’s investigation of 650,000 seized ballots

• The ruling comes as the California Supreme Court considers the state attorney general’s request to permanently block the sheriff’s probe.
  
  
• Meanwhile, in a separate case, a judge granted a request from a coalition of media organizations to unseal the search warrants used to obtain the ballots.
  
  
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Trump appointee Ed Martin claims executive privilege in bid to evade misconduct charges

• Trump's pardon attorney claimed the case brought against him by the D.C. Disciplinary Counsel violates Trump's authority because the president and federal attorneys are legally indistinguishable. Wait, what?
  
  
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Liberal clinches Wisconsin Supreme Court seat 

• In a major win for Democrats, Wisconsin judge Chris Taylor secured a seat on the state Supreme Court after running a campaign focused on voting rights.
  
  
• Her victory solidifies the battleground state’s liberal supermajority that will decide upcoming lawsuits about redistricting.
  
  
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As SAVE America Act stalls, GOP states are quietly enacting their own proof of citizenship laws

• Trump’s effort to push the SAVE America Act has so far been met with resistance. But that hasn’t stopped some GOP-led states from proposing their own versions of the bill.
  
  
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Arizona GOP leader accuses state election officials of ‘obstruction’ in FBI election records probe

• Arizona's top GOP lawmaker asked federal prosecutors to examine whether two of the state's top Democratic officials unlawfully interfered with an investigation tied to the 2020 election.
  
  
• The accusation comes as the officials warn counties not to hand over sensitive voter data to the DOJ.
  
  
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Lawmaker cites Trump’s anti-voting crusade in push for removal under 25th Amendment

• Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) urged the Cabinet to remove Trump from office — arguing not only that his recent threats toward Iran are dangerous, but that his sustained attacks on voting rights and fair elections pose a direct threat to American democracy.
  
  
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