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The Harm of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, SCOTUS and More | Preet Bahara and Marc Elias
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- The Harm of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, SCOTUS and More | Preet Bahara and Marc Elias
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- 11 months ago
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- Marc Elias joined Preet Bahara for a discussion on the future of the rule of law, democracy, the Supreme Court, the budget bill and more.
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- Hakeem Jeffries: Press on for the Rule of Law, Democracy
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- 11 months ago
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- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries breaks the record for the longest House floor speech at 8 hours and 44 minutes as he opposes Republicans’ budget bill. In his closing remarks, Jeffries vows to continue pressing on “for the rule of law, the American way of life, for democracy.”
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- Hakeem Jeffries on Budget Bill: The House Should Be a Portrait of the American People
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- 11 months ago
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- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on hour eight of his marathon speech opposing Republicans’ budget bill.
Jeffries argued that the House should represent American needs, a standard he says the bill does not meet.
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- Trump: We'll Have to Arrest NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani
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- 11 months ago
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- President Trump threatens to have New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrested after Mamdani said he would as mayor work to "stop masked ICE agents from deporting our neighbors."
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- Trump’s Chilling Plans for National Citizenship Data System | Marc Elias
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- 11 months ago
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- Marc Elias joined Alicia Menendez on Deadline White House to discuss President Trump’s plans to build out a national citizenship data system for voting and how it could disenfranchise voters.
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- Why Trump’s Budget Bill is “Worst” in the “Last 100 Years” | Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
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- 11 months ago
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- As Democrats take on Trump’s Big Broken Bill, Marc sits down with the senator leading the charge. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joins the podcast to discuss the fight taking place on the Senate floor, the evolution of the Republican Party, and the ongoing battle for free and fair elections.
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- Trump Audaciously Calls Lower Court Judges a "Grave Threat to Democracy"
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- 11 months ago
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- NEW: Trump praises SCOTUS' decision to limit federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions against his executive actions, including the birthright citizenship order. In his statements, he criticized "radical left judges" as a "grave threat to democracy."
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- Voting Rights Expert Breaks Down Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Order
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- 11 months ago
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- Voting rights attorney and expert Marc Elias gives his take on the Supreme Court's latest ruling limiting courts' authority to block Trump's policies. Watch the full video on our YouTube now.
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- Federal Judicial Nominee Says He "Doesn't Recall" Telling DOJ Staff to Say "F*** You" to Judges
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- 11 months ago
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- Emil Bove, a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, suggested the department should tell courts “f*** you” and ignore their orders to carry out President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportations, according to a whistleblower complaint by a former DOJ attorney.
California Sen. Adam Schiff (D) questioned Bove, who has been nominated by President Trump to be a federal appellate judge, on the allegations today in a confirmation hearing. Bove responded that he didn't recall every saying that to DOJ staff.
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- Rep. Robert Garcia: We Could Be at the Start of a Major Realignment in Politics
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- 11 months ago
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- NEW: Rep. Robert Garcia has just been elected to lead House Oversight Democrats. Earlier this year, Garcia joined us to discuss this critical time in American politics and Democrats’ role in defending democracy.
Watch Garcia’s full interview on our YouTube channel.
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- BRUTAL: Are Voting Laws Undermining Elections? | Elie Mystal
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- 11 months ago
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- Our right to vote is under attack at all sides. Elie Mystal sits down with Marc to discuss threats to free and fair elections and the history of restrictive voting laws that got us here today. Find Elie Mystal’s book "Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America" here: https://thenewpress.org/books/bad-law/
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- Democrats Kill Anti-Democracy Part of GOP Budget Bill
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- 11 months ago
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- A key provision of the GOP’s budget bill that sought to limit judicial power is dead under Senate rules following a challenge from Democrats. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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Learn more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senate-parliamentarian-faults-republicans-plan-limit-judges-power-2025-06-23/
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- NYC Official Brad Lander Speaks Out on his ICE Arrest: “They Want People To Be Afraid”
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- 11 months ago
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- Last Tuesday, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was manhandled and arrested by ICE officials while serving as an advocate in immigration court. Comptroller Lander sits down with Marc to discuss his experience first-hand.
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- Sen. Alex Padilla Delivers Emotional Remarks on Senate Floor
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- 11 months ago
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- Sen. Padilla speaks on the Senate floor for the first time since being forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Los Angeles press conference. Padilla emotionally recounts his experience, asking, “what will a city already on edge… think when they see their U.S. senator being handcuffed?”
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- BREAKING: ICE Agents Arrest NYC Official and Democratic Mayoral Candidate
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- 11 months ago
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- BREAKING: ICE agents arrest New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander outside an immigration court after he tried to escort someone out, marking the latest Democratic official to be detained by the Trump administration.
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- The Supreme Court's Powered by GOP Lies and Bad Vibes | "Strict Scrutiny" Host Leah Litman
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- 11 months ago
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- As Republicans work on betraying the American people, Democrats are finding a path forward. "Strict Scrutiny" host and Michigan Law Professor Leah Litman joins Marc to discuss the Supreme Court’s long game, teaching constitutional law during a constitutional crisis, and the search for the Democratic Joe Rogan.
Check out Leah's new book! Learn more here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
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- Sen. Alex Padilla Statement After Being Handcuffed
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- 11 months ago
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- California Sen. Alex Padilla appeared at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles today to ask questions about the department’s increasingly concerning immigration tactics only to be forcibly removed and handcuffed.
After today’s event, Padilla emphasized in a press conference, “if this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.”
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- Sen. Booker Outraged at Sen. Padilla Being Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed
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- 11 months ago
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- Sen. Booker (D-NJ) and other senators took to the floor to express their outrage at their colleague Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed and handcuffed at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles.
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- BREAKING: Sen. Padilla Handcuffed After Attending Kristi Noem's Press Conference in Los Angeles
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- 11 months ago
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- California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles earlier today.
The Senator's office said, "He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.”
This is a developing story.
Video credit:@Elex_Michaelson/X from Sen. Padilla's staff
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- Rep. Maxwell Frost: Calls to Arrest Gov. Newsom Are NOT Empty Threats
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- 11 months ago
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- During a House Oversight Committee hearing today, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) says calls to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom are not just empty threats because Trump knows his biggest opposition is Democratic officials.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom: "Other States Are Next. Democracy is Next."
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- 11 months ago
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- “California may be first, but it clearly won’t end here,” Newsom said. “Other states are next. Democracy is next.”
Donald Trump’s government isn’t protecting communities — they’re traumatizing communities. Right now, they’re targeting vulnerable individuals, but that’s just where authoritarian regimes start — that’s not where they end. The Trump administration will try to sow division so they can further encroach on our rights and take control.
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- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): Gavin Newsom "Ought to Be Tarred and Feathered"
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- 11 months ago
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- When asked today if California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences given the ongoing protests in Los Angeles, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) said he couldn’t comment on that but suggested the governor "ought to be tarred and feathered."
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- BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP Rules Meant to Delay Election Certification
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- 11 months ago
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- The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the Republican-led State Elections Board (SEB) exceeded its authority in passing a handful of controversial anti-voting rules last year.
The unanimous decision by the state’s highest court upholds a lower court’s ruling that temporarily blocked several rules passed by the SEB last year, including ones requiring counting ballots by hand and for voters to provide a signature and ID at ballot drop boxes. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- BREAKING: California to Sue Trump for Sending Troops to Los Angeles ICE Protests
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- 11 months ago
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- BREAKING: California will sue President Donald Trump over his move to federalize the state’s National Guard, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday.
In an extreme move, Trump over the weekend bypassed Newsom’s authority to deploy at least 300 California National Guard troops to counter largely peaceful protests in Los Angeles over aggressive immigration raids in the city led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Trump federalized the state troops through vague and rarely used federal powers. It marked the first time since 1965 that a president activated a state’s National Guard force without a request from that state’s governor.
“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Newsom said in a social media post. “He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard.”
“The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him,” h...
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- Russell Vought — Trump’s budget hawk and architect of Project 2025 — to lead DOGE
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- 11 months ago
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- While Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue their public break up and tear down, the real story is the man replacing Musk at DOGE: Russell Vought.
Vought — Trump’s budget hawk and one of the chief architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 — is stepping in to become DOGE’s new power broker.
With Vought, a self-described Christian nationalist, at the helm, the slash-and-burn effort against the federal government may be on the cusp of an even darker turn.
Last year, Vought told undercover journalists with the Centre for Climate Reporting that he wants “to make sure that we can say we are a Christian nation.”
“And my viewpoint is mostly that I would probably be Christian nation-ism,” Vought said. “That’s pretty close to Christian nationalism because I also believe in nationalism.”
To achieve that, Vought said in the interview he seeks to replace the non-partisan and merit-based federal civ...
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- What Democrats Must Do to Win in 2028 | Sen. Claire McCaskill
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- 11 months ago
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- As Republicans work on betraying the American people, Democrats are finding a path forward. Former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill sits down with Marc to discuss Elon Musk’s failure at DOGE, Trump’s obsession with tariffs, and the future of the Democratic Party.
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- Sen. Booker (D-NJ): I Am Sick and Tired of this Kind of Heated Partisan Rhetoric
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- 12 months ago
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- During a Senate hearing Tuesday on federal judges ruling against Trump, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said in response to statements from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), “I am sick and tired of hearing this kind of heated partisan rhetoric, which is one of the reasons we have divisions in this country. The attacks we see from POTUS, trolling and dragging judges is what we should be talking about that puts people in danger.”
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- We “Can’t Give Up” on Democracy | Professor Michael Klarman
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- 12 months ago
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- Lawyers are on the frontlines of the fight for democracy. Harvard Law Professor Michael Klarman joins the podcast to discuss law firms bending the knee to Trump, the administration’s attacks on Harvard, and advice for law students. Find Professor Klarman’s Last Lecture talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kyMzV26ofY
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- The Fight for a Pro-Democracy Agenda | Rep. Ritchie Torres
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- 12 months ago
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- Trump is a grave threat to our freedom and due process. New York Congressman Ritchie Torres sits down with Marc Elias to discuss the GOP’s threat to his district, the importance of passing the SAFE Act and expanding our pro-democracy agenda.
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- BREAKING: DOJ Files Anti-Voter Lawsuit in North Carolina
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- 12 months ago
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- The Department of Justice filed a new lawsuit in North Carolina claiming that the state's voter rolls do not comply with federal law. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain the DOJ's first new voting lawsuit of the Trump administration, how it put thousands of voter registrations at risk and echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin.
Learn more about the lawsuit: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-carolina-voter-roll-maintenance-challenge-doj/
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- Democrats’ Plan to Stop the SAVE Act, DOGE | Sen. Alex Padilla
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- 12 months ago
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- California Senator Alex Padilla foiled Republicans’ attempt to pass the SAVE Act this week. Sen. Padilla joins Marc Elias to discuss protecting voters’ information from DOGE, his experience expanding ballot access as California’s secretary of state and the work Senate Democrats are doing to fight voter suppression. ----
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Covering election and democracy 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 administration, and in states around the country. Through our comprehensive coverage, we’re committed to the fight to protect and strengthen U.S. democracy at a time when it faces grave dangers.
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- Kristi Noem Does Not In Fact Know What Habeas Corpus Is
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- 1 year ago
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- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem offered an incorrect definition of habeas corpus when questioned by Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in the Senate today.
Noem said, “Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.”
This is not true. Habeas corpus is a fundamental constitutional right that allows individuals in custody to challenge the legality of their detention. It can only be suspended during a rebellion or invasion.
Conversations around habeas corpus have gained prominence following controversial remarks earlier this month from Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Miller said the administration is looking into suspending habeas corpus after the White House's mass deportation efforts using an 18th century law were stymied by federal courts.
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- Why Trump is the “Most Corrupt” President Ever | Rep. Greg Landsman
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- 1 year ago
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- Ohio Congressman Greg Landsman joins Marc Elias to discuss why Trump is the most corrupt president ever, how the Republicans' budget would gut healthcare for millions and how to remove extremism from Congress.
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- This is a “Dangerous Moment” for All of Our Civil Rights | Sen. Chris Van Hollen
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins Marc Elias to discuss his trip to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Trump administration's attacks on the rule of law and why all of our civil rights are at risk.
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- Chuck Schumer: SAVE Act Will Not Pass the Senate. Period.
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- 1 year ago
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- During a Democratic-led hearing on the SAVE Act, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “this SAVE Act is one of the most despicable acts of legislation that I’ve ever seen... and it’s not going to pass the Senate. Period.”
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- IT’S OVER: Republican Jefferson Griffin Concedes in North Carolina Supreme Court Race
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate in the 2024 North Carolina state Supreme Court election, finally conceded six months after losing the race to incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/its-over-republican-jefferson-griffin-concedes-in-north-carolina-supreme-court-race/
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- Redistricting, the Supreme Court and the Fight for Fair Maps | Marina Jenkins
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- 1 year ago
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- Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, joined Marc Elias to discuss the state of redistricting, the Supreme Court and how the fight for fair maps is going.
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- BREAKING: Federal Court Blocks GOP Effort to Overturn North Carolina Supreme Court Election
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- 1 year ago
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- In a victory for voters, a federal court has halted Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin’s efforts to overturn an election and disenfranchise thousands of voters and ordered the state to certify Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ victory. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- Marc Elias: Trump's Attacks on the Rule of Law and Democracy
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- 1 year ago
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- Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias was featured on 60 Minutes to discuss President Trump's attacks on the rule of law. Elias was the only lawyer targeted by Trump who was willing to appear on the program.
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- Sen. Chris Murphy: This is a "Dire" Moment for Democracy
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- 1 year ago
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- Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy joins Marc Elias to discuss Trump's first 100 days back in office, the threats facing democracy and what Senator Murphy is hearing from voters in deep-red districts across the country.
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- BREAKING: Settlement Approved to End North Carolina Voter Suppression Law
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- 1 year ago
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- In a win for voters, North Carolina settles with voting rights groups and DNC to permanently block part of SB 747. The law required officials to reject some voters' ballots due to address verification issues and offered no remedy to fix the problem. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Elections Executive Order
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A U.S. judge Thursday blocked federal agencies from carrying out key parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- BREAKING: 4th Circuit Pauses North Carolina Ballot Rejections
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted Tuesday 2-1 to order the state not to mail any notices to the roughly 1,400 voters whose ballots are included in the state’s cure process while litigation over Democrat Allison Riggs’ narrow victory continues in federal court. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain the order and what happens next.
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- Trump Targets Officials Who Opposed His Election Lies
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials to investigate two of his former first-term officials who publicly refuted his baseless claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and criticized his chaotic administration from within. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- Trump DOJ Drops Voting Rights Lawsuits
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In the past few weeks, the Trump Justice Department dropped or withdrew its involvement in 7 voting rights cases filed under the Biden Administration. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain these cases and what they mean about the future of voting rights and federal election law enforcement.
These are the lawsuits dropped:
-Alabama voter purge: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-naturalized-citizen-voter-purge-challenge-doj/
-Arizona proof of citizenship: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-citizenship-requirement-challenge-doj/
-Georgia SB 202: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-voter-suppression-law-doj/
-Georgia Houston County redistricting: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-houston-county-board-of-commissioners-at-large-electoral-method-challenge/
-Louisiana redistricting: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisiana-congressional-redistricting-challenge-callais/
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- BREAKING: Judge Starts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Admin
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Federal Judge James Boasberg said he’d found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for showing “a willful disregard” toward his March 15 orders requiring it return to the U.S. the hundreds of Venezuelan migrants it sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador using an 18th-century wartime law. Marc Elias explains what happens now.
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- BREAKING: North Carolina's GOP Supreme Court OKs Disenfranchisement of Military Voters
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- North Carolina’s highest court issued a ruling to disenfranchise voters Friday in the ongoing legal saga over the 2024 election between state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) and her Republican challenger, appeals court judge Jefferson Griffin.
Per today’s ruling, around 60,000 ballots with incomplete registrations cast in the 2024 state Supreme Court election will be counted. The Court also issued a 30-day cure period for roughly 5,000 overseas military voters, or risk disenfranchisement.
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- Don’t Believe That Trump Will Follow Court Orders | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins Marc to discuss the ongoing influence of dark money in the courts, how the Trump administration is tearing apart the Justice Department and Elon Musk-led threats against judges.
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- BREAKING: House Passes SAVE Act, Major Voting Suppression Bill
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy.
The vote count was 220 to 208, with four Democrats voting for the bill and zero Republicans opposing it.
Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz break it down.
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- Elon Musk Helped Democrats Win in Wisconsin | Ben Wikler
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler joins Marc Elias to discuss the state Supreme Court victory, why even Republicans hate Musk right now and Wikler's advice to Democrats running nationwide.
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