Democracy Docket

📬 CONFIRMED: In a win for voters, USPS is following a pair of court orders blocking it from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order.

That order directed the Postal Service to only deliver mail ballots if states handed over a list of preapproved voters.

USPS says it’s not implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order, for now

“The Postal Service is abiding by these injunctions, which are also currently under appeal."

🚨BREAKING: A Bush-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to West Virginia's unredacted voter registration list.

The department is now 0-13 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.

BREAKING: In a huge win for voters across the country, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold grace periods for mail ballots.

States CAN count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after Election Day.

BREAKING: In a win for Pennsylvania voters, a federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit for access to the state’s unredacted voter rolls.

The department is now 0-10 in its sweeping legal effort seeking private voter data.

HAPPENING NOW: Trump is addressing the nation with what he's calling "really big news" on elections. The reality?

He's spent nearly six years pushing false claims about 2020 that have been debunked by his own administration, election officials and courts.

We're fact-checking him LIVE below👇

🚨BREAKING: A federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit demanding access to Connecticut's unredacted voter registration list.

The department has now lost its sweeping legal hunt for access to states' private voter data in 16 states.

Saying Biden was “certified” as the winner of the 2020 presidential election is not the same as saying Biden “won.”

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence doesn’t appear to understand the distinction — and his answer is more important than it may seem. https://demdock.com/4vRuGpj

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Our current Supreme Court was installed for the purpose of turning the clock back on our rights as Americans, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social says.

“It’s shocking when they stand up to [Trump] on anything.”

Help us stand up to Trump – even when SCOTUS won't: https://bit.ly/4qskS3m

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Trump justified his complete dismissal of the Election Assistance Commission by asserting his presidential power.

But that’s not the only reason, Marc Elias says.

“[Trump] doesn’t like there to be true experts who are willing to tell the truth to the American public.”

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BREAKING: In a huge win for voters, a federal court granted the NAACP's request to halt the USPS implementation of Trump's executive order targeting mail voting.

The order, which covers the entire nation, comes after a judge blocked the implementation in 23 blue states just last week.

Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed USPS’s arguments to the contrary as “without merit.”

🤔 DID YOU KNOW? Texas made the same clerical error as New Jersey with noncitizens — but the two instances are being treated very differently.

“Have you heard the Department of Justice condemn Texas?” Marc Elias asks.

If you’re sick of the hypocrisy, join our fight: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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NEW: A federal judge ruled that Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, which led to the creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund to compensate his allies, was "improper."

The judge also referred acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump attorneys for possible disciplinary action.

Judge slams Trump’s IRS lawsuit as ‘improper,’ refers acting AG Blanche to bar

The judge characterized Trump's suit as an unparalleled expression of self-dealing.

A Democratic majority in Congress and the White House won’t be enough to bring progressive change, @briantylercohen.bsky.social says.

“There is no world in which this Supreme Court … is not going to upend any progressive legislation the second they get their hands on it.” https://bit.ly/4qskS3m

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Every defeat the DOJ suffers in its effort to gain access to state voter files brings us closer to protecting the midterm elections.

“The road ahead for democracy is narrow and filled with obstacles,” Marc Elias writes, “but we have already shown that we can clear them.” https://bit.ly/4xKu5Yl

NEW: 25 states and D.C. are suing FEMA and DHS for allegedly withholding billions in disaster funds in an attempt to coerce states into implementing Trump's anti-voting policies.

The aid is meant to provide a vast range of disaster services, from mitigating earthquakes to managing wildfires.

States sue Trump admin for withholding $148M in disaster aid over ‘unlawful' election demands

While many red states have raced to enact President Donald Trump's policy goals -- even ones that have been blocked by the courts -- blue states have persistently refused.

🎉 WIN: The DOJ’s attempt to assist in forcing a purge of nearly 1 million voters in California has been rejected by a federal judge.

For a department already facing a string of courtroom defeats, the rejection adds another avoidable setback — this time caused by its own haste.

Oops! Trump DOJ failed to follow basic rules in losing bid to join voter purge case, court finds

For a department already facing a string of courtroom defeats over its nationwide voter roll campaign, including some embarrassing and high-profile gaffes, the rejection adds another avoidable setback...

⚠️ The RNC filed its eighth lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens living abroad from voting.

The GOP’s anti-overseas voter campaign is now a state-by-state legal strategy aimed at suppressing voting access for Americans abroad.

RNC sues New Jersey in eighth lawsuit targeting overseas voters

It is the eighth overseas voter lawsuit the RNC has filed in recent months, following similar cases in Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado and Nevada.

🚨BREAKING: In a win for democracy, a court blocked the DOJ's subpoena seeking the personal information of thousands of Fulton County's 2020 election workers.

The court found the subpoena was clearly motivated by Trump's repeated false claims that widespread fraud led to his 2020 loss in Georgia.

Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ’s demands for personal info of 2020 Georgia election workers

The judge said the department's bid to force the county to divulge election workers’ names and home addresses was “staggering.”

“We the People” means all of us. Republicans can have January 6th — the 4th belongs to everyone else.

Happy Independence Day🇺🇸

⚠️Trump’s position coming out of this Supreme Court term is that he controls the U.S. Postal Service, Marc Elias says.

We don’t have the luxury of waiting to see what happens next. We are taking a stand now against this attack on our democracy.

Join our fight: https://bit.ly/4qskS3m

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🎉WIN: A federal appeals court decision could make it harder for the DOJ to obtain states’ voter rolls in time to help them purge voters.

The DOJ has yet to win a single court order to obtain unredacted statewide voter data.

In good sign for voters, court won’t fast-track Trump DOJ voter roll appeals

The more deliberate schedule could make it harder for DOJ to obtain state rolls in time to help states purge voters.

Even if Democrats win the House, Senate and White House in 2028, the current 6-3 Supreme Court will inevitably serve as a permanent veto to strike down all progressive legislation, Brian Tyler Cohen writes.

That’s why it’s time to reform and expand the Court. https://bit.ly/4oZJz75

BREAKING: A federal court denied the Trump administration's request to reopen access to a DHS database created to purge noncitizens from the rolls.

The decision comes one day after another judge ordered DHS to give four red states access to the system again.

The Trump administration is losing in court over and over and over again. But that doesn’t spell the end of the story, Marc Elias says.

“For every time we beat them in court, they can use other tactics.”

Stay vigilant. Stay in the know: https://bit.ly/4qskS3m

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