Democracy Docket
Today Is a Good Day for Democracy
- Title
- Today Is a Good Day for Democracy
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- This Just Killed Trump's National Voter Database
- Runtime
- 26:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- After a victory for Colorado voters, the DOJ is now 0-20 in the voter roll cases -- and we are winning. In this episode, Marc Elias breaks down the Trump administration's yearlong effort to build a national voter database, why federal judges (including eight appointed by Trump) have unanimously rejected the DOJ's demands, and why today's 90-day "quiet period" deadline may have shut the door on Trump's scheme just in time for the midterms.
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00:00 - DOJ's 0-20 Voter File Losing Streak
00:48 - What's Inside State Voter Files
02:29 - The 20 States That Beat DOJ
03:08 - Trump-Appointed Judges Ruled Against DOJ
06:28 - Where The Appeals Stand By Circuit
07:17 - Why The 90-Day Deadline Matters
09:05 - DOJ's Own FAQ On The 90-Day Rule
15:28 - Why Legacy Media Isn't Covering This
17:23 - This Isn't Over: Trump Will Escalate
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- Even John Thune Knows This Bill Is Dead
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #politics #voting
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- A Major Win For New Citizens' Voting Rights
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- BREAKING: Federal Court Blocks Trump's Voter Registration Ban
- Runtime
- 17:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- In breaking news, a federal court has blocked a USCIS policy that banned nonprofit organizations from registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies. In this episode, Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, whose law firm represented the National Council of Jewish Women's New Orleans chapter in this case, breaks down the ruling, and explains what this win means for new Americans and the fight to protect voting rights ahead of the midterms.
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00:00 – Court Blocks Trump's Citizen Voter Ban
01:29 – Inside The USCIS Voting Rights Case
05:20 – Proving Intentional Discrimination
09:51 – The Evidence: "Aliens" And Amnesty Fears
13:08 – What This Win Means Going Forward
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy ...
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- This Is What Total Capitulation Looks Like
- Runtime
- 34:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- With the 2026 midterm elections three months away, the word of the week is capitulation. In today's episode of Election Watch, Marc Elias discusses why Thom Tillis and John Cornyn changed their stance on supporting Todd Blanche as attorney general, how Trump's anti-voting executive order ended up before the Supreme Court, and what puts Paul Weiss at the heart of the problems we have in the legal establishment.
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00:00 This Week's Word: Capitulation
02:21 Todd Blanche Capitulates on the Slush Fund
04:55 Jeanine Pirro Drops the Reflecting Pool Case
10:14 Legacy Media's Capitulation to Trump
12:37 Paul Weiss's Stunning Capitulation
16:43 John Thune Can't Pass the SAVE Act
20:17 DOJ Loses 0-19 on Voter File Cases
25:36 Supreme Court Weighs the Postal Service Case
31:36 Why Every Vote Matters in 2026
Democracy Dock...
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- There Are No Good Apples In Trump’s DOJ
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #politics #trump
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- Don't Let the Legacy Media Fool You About Todd Blanche
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #toddblanche #politics
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- Trump Hates Me Because I'm Right
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #politics
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- If You Have Self-Respect, You Can't Work With Trump
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #politics
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- Todd Blanche Is About to Lose His Dream Job. This Is Why.
- Runtime
- 31:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Todd Blanche went from well-respected Wall Street lawyer to Trump crony. And now, he’s about to lose his dream job as attorney general. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, explains what makes Blanche so dangerous, how he is jeopardizing his Senate confirmation to protect Trump’s slush fund, and why we can’t let the legacy media shift the Overton window on Trump’s nominees.
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00:00 - Todd Blanche's Rotten DOJ
04:08 - Todd Blanche's Prestigious Resume Explained
05:50 - Red Flag: Blanche Becomes Trump's Lawyer
09:35 - Media Silence on Blanche's Real Record
13:51 - Loyalty Over Law: Life on Team Trump
15:04 - Inside the $1.8B Weaponization Fund
19:36 - Blanche's DOJ Targets Comey and Voter Files
24:00 - What We Must Do to Stop Normalization
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voti...
- Title
- Donald Trump Broke Our Government. We Can Build A Better One.
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #government
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- Donald Trump Twisted What the Presumption of Regularity Means Today
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #government
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- Donald Trump Broke the Old Normal
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #trump #shorts #politics
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- Trump's Actions Are Not Abnormal. They Are Immoral.
- Runtime
- 32:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- If we want democracy to survive, here’s what we need to understand: Donald Trump is actually acting normal. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, explains the important distinction between abnormal and immoral, why the courts should do away with the presumption of regularity, and what Democrats need to do to create a better, moral “new normal.”
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00:00 – Trump Broke Government: Redefining Normal
03:57 – Media Cowardice At The Correspondents Dinner
08:27 – What Is The Presumption Of Regularity?
13:50 – Why This Presumption Should Never Apply
17:57 – Government Workers Are Not The Heroes
23:50 – Election Officials: Heroes Or Vote Suppressors?
26:23 – Building A New Normal, Not Restoring The Old
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts —...
- Title
- Why the Fight For Free and Fair Elections Has Just Begun
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #vote #politics
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- Free and Fair Elections Have Never Been in More Danger
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting #politics
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- What We All Need to Do Before the 2026 Midterm Elections
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #politics #vote
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- The Strategy Behind Trump's Attacks On Mail-In Voting
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting #politics
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- Trump's Voter List is Entirely Partisan
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- BREAKING: Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Your Mail Ballot
- Runtime
- 20:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Trump's DOJ has filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to let his mail voting executive order take effect before the midterms — a move that could let the administration decide who gets a mail ballot and who doesn't, just months before voters head to the polls for the 2026 midterms. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, breaks down what the executive order actually does, why the DOJ claims the states don't have standing to challenge it, and why that argument falls apart.
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00:00 DOJ Appeals Mail Ballot Ruling to Supreme Court
02:53 What the Executive Order Actually Does
10:12 DOJ's Argument at the Supreme Court
13:18 The "Shell Game" and What Happens Next
18:07 The Bigger Picture and Call to Action
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unap...
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- Voter Suppression Can Take Many Forms
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting #election
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- Don't Believe the Lie. Trump Is Targeting Democrats
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting #election
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- 99 Days Until Midterms: We've Seen the Way This Ends
- Runtime
- 31:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias introduces "Election Watch: Countdown to the 2026 Midterms," a new weekly series breaking down what's really at stake ahead of November. In Episode 1, Marc lays out Trump's three-part strategy to subvert the election: suppressing Democratic votes, manipulating voter data to disqualify voters and using false fraud claims to challenge results.
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00:00 Trump's Endgame
1:19 Countdown to the 2026 Midterms
5:24 Strategy One: Suppressing Democratic Votes
11:58 Save Act and Proof of Citizenship Laws
17:42 Strategy Two: Manipulating Voter Databases
23:12 Strategy Three: False Fraud Claims
29:01 How to Fight Back and Stay Engaged
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent stand...
- Title
- Texas and New Jersey Made the Same Mistake. You Only Heard About One of Them.
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #election #voting #newjersey
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- Our Community Matters as Much as What We Cover
- Runtime
- 14:23
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Marc Elias explains why community is at the heart of everything Democracy Docket does. For years, we've reached you through newsletters, social media, and events, but as we approach the midterms, it's critical that our community continues to grow. That's why Democracy Docket just launched a subreddit: a space where you can ask questions, participate in discussions, and speak directly with Marc.
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent standpoint.
Covering election and voting litigation is central to our mission. But today’s battles over democracy — access to voting, gerrymandering, executive overreach, the rule of law and more — also play out in Congress, in the Trump administration and in states around the country. As Trump and his GOP allies work to dismantle our democracy, we’re committed to exposing the threats through in-dept...
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- States Run Elections. Not Donald Trump.
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting #election
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- The Legacy Media Is Happy to Promote Trump's Election Lies
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #trump #shorts #voting #election
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- There Was No Voter Fraud in New Jersey
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #trump #voting #newjersey #shorts
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- Republicans Won't Stop Cheating. We Must Continue Fighting.
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Texas Made the Same Mistake as New Jersey. Trump Didn't Care.
- Runtime
- 28:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, Texas quietly admitted to the federal government that non-citizens had been mistakenly registered to vote there due to clerical errors, the same kind of mistake now fueling outrage over New Jersey. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down what actually happened in both states, why neither is proof of the voter fraud conspiracy Republicans are selling, and why the SAVE Act and voter ID laws wouldn't have stopped either error.
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00:00 New Jersey Voter Fraud Claims Debunked
04:01 How New Jersey's DMV Error Happened
10:03 DOJ's Fight For Voter Roll Access
12:59 States, Not Trump, Control Elections
18:50 Texas's Same Error, Media Silence
24:27 Trump's Ongoing Election Lies
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights a...
- Title
- I Wanted to Foster Community. So I Started My Own Subreddit.
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #voting #politics
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- Trump Claimed Fraud. The Supreme Court Said Otherwise.
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- How We Unmasked the Plaintiff Behind the Supreme Court’s Cruelest Ruling
- Runtime
- 11:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- When the Supreme Court issued one of its most significant voting rights decisions in decades in Louisiana v. Callais, few people knew anything about the man whose name was on the case: Phillip “Bert” Callais. Curious about who he was, Democracy Docket reporters Matt Cohen and Yunior Rivas began digging through public records and social media. What they uncovered connected a seemingly ordinary Louisiana businessman to election denial networks, January 6th and a broader movement challenging decades of protections for Black and Latino voters.
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Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent standpoint.
Covering election and voting litigation is central to our mission. But today’s battles over democracy — access to voting, gerrymandering...
- Title
- Republicans Cheat Because Their Platform is Unpopular
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Birth Certificates as Voter ID Will Target 70% of Married Women
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- We Gained Ground, but We Have to Keep Fighting
- Runtime
- 26:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down why elections are a game of inches, and why the GOP's real 2026 strategy is making it harder to vote and easier to cheat. He walks through the RNC's own lawsuit admitting late mail ballots favor Democrats, the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling against them, and another win in Kansas protecting mail voters. We can't get complacent. Only 19 states protect these ballots, and a lot is on the line before November.
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00:00 The Game Of Inches In Elections
2:56 How Republicans Suppress Votes
6:06 The Fight Over Mail-In Voting
11:29 Mississippi's Watson Case Begins
15:28 Supreme Court Backs Mail Ballots
18:09 Kansas Wins Its Own Court Case
21:25 Building A Pro-Democracy Community
Democracy Docket is the leading digit...
- Title
- Do You Know Where Your Birth Certificate Is? You May Need It In Order To Vote
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #voting #trump
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- Requiring Passports to Vote is Essentially a Voting Tax
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #voting #trump
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- Our Mini-Documentary Unmasking the Callais Plaintiff Drops This Week
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #voting #trump
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- Trump's Voter ID Laws Are Designed to Disenfranchise Democratic Voters
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Your Driver's License Won't Pass Trump's Voter ID Test
- Runtime
- 23:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just admitted it: Real ID doesn't prove citizenship. In this video, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down the 15-word slip that exposes the real goal of Trump's voter ID push and why only two documents actually prove citizenship — documents that many Americans don't have. It's a policy that hits Black voters and married women hardest, and the Election Integrity Network's own handbook shows it's by design.
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00:00 Mullin Slips Up On Voter ID
02:37 Real ID Doesn't Prove Citizenship
06:54 The Birth Certificate Loophole
13:47 How This Kills Vote By Mail
15:36 Cleta Mitchell's Election Law Handbook
19:07 Media Repeats Misleading Poll Claims
21:23 Mullins Said The Quiet Part Out Loud
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and election...
- Title
- Trump Knows He's Going to Lose the Midterms. That's Why He's Starting the Fraud Claims Now.
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Trump Weaponizes China Voting Claims to Create Pretext for Undermining Elections
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Trump Is Rehashing Old Intel. And It All Goes Against His Claims of Voter Fraud
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Trump Has One Agenda With His Voter Roll Crusade: Remove Democrats
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- The Chilling Directive at the End of Trump's Speech
- Runtime
- 23:39
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Trump gave a speech Thursday night packed with recycled 2020 grievances and zero new evidence. But buried at the end was a directive every voter should be paying attention to before 2026. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down what Trump actually said, why his claims about Chinese hacking, "vulnerable" voting machines and noncitizen voting don't hold up, and what he's really setting up: a partisan purge of voter rolls before the midterms.
00:00 Trump's Election Speech Breakdown Begins
02:14 Trump's China Hacking Claims, Debunked
05:45 Voting Machine Vulnerabilities Debunked
09:28 Michigan Voter Registration Fraud Claims
13:39 The SAVE Act's Fake Noncitizen Number
16:50 Trump's Real Plan To Purge Voter Rolls
21:50 Media Cowardice And The Fight Ahead
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform covering voting rights and elections in the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy and independent standp...
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- The Most Consequential Supreme Court Term in a Generation | Expert Panel
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- 41:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Supreme Court just closed out its most consequential term in a generation — gutting the Voting Rights Act, ending 90 years of independent agency precedent and testing the limits of presidential power.
Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias hosted a panel of legal experts to break down the key decisions shaping democracy: Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, who argued Louisiana v. Callais before the Supreme Court; Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama; and Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, who was lead attorney in the lower courts on Trump v. Barbara and part of the team that defended it before the Supreme Court.
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Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
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- Title
- Trump Fired the EAC to Create Chaos in the 2026 Elections
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
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- Pressuring Officials to Commit Improper Actions Is a Key to the MAGA Movement
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #shorts #trump #voting
