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- There are only three attorneys left in the DOJ’s voting section, a watchdog group estimated, as the department pivots from protecting voting rights to investigating voter fraud. One former DOJ attorney calls it a “decimation” of civil rights enforcement. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Trump aide Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus — the constitutional right to challenge your detention in court — to carry out mass deportations. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- A recently enacted law in Indiana bans student IDs as a form of voter ID. Advocacy groups and a student sued over the law, arguing that it disenfranchises young voters and infringes upon constitutional rights. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- “Trump wants you to think opposing him is futile. It’s not. His greatest fear is free and fair elections — and that’s exactly where we have power,” Marc Elias writes. Here’s how you can take action: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-h...
- A three-judge panel with two Trump appointees ruled that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map is unconstitutional and violates the VRA, calling it “an intentional effort to dilute Black Alabamians’ voting strength.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Democracy won in North Carolina this week, but there is more work to do. Our reporters are already following the facts to the next fronts in the fight for democracy. Sign up for our free newsletters and be the first to know what’s coming next: hubs.ly/Q03jcjCC0
- Trump’s latest budget proposal includes nearly $500 million in cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is the main federal agency tasked with safeguarding U.S. elections from hacking. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Nearly 600 voting lawsuits were filed from 2021-2024, but two-thirds focused on just 9 battleground states. Three states saw none. When most of the country is ignored, voter suppression goes unchecked. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
- BREAKING: Wyoming sued over Trump-style voter suppression law. HB 156 requires strict proof of citizenship just to get on the rolls. Lawsuit says it will disenfranchise thousands in a state with already low voter turnout. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- NEW: The Trump administration introduced a new budget proposal calling for a near $500 million cut to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the nation’s top federal entity responsible for protecting elections from hacking. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
