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With nearly 75% of the 5th Circuit’s bench occupied by Republican-appointed judges, right-wing litigants are continually experimenting, and often prevailing, in the 5th Circuit’s laboratory of anti-democratic jurisprudence.
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Over two-thirds of congressional Republicans filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to keep four-time indicted Donald Trump on the primary ballot in Colorado.
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'Though there is a broader constellation of right-wing anti-democracy litigation groups, in 2024 the RNC’s star will again shine brightest in the universe of voter suppression and election subversion,' writes Marc E. Elias.
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A Maine judge paused Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ (D) ruling removing Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot until the U.S. Supreme Court decides if he is eligible under the 14th Amendment. Trump remains on Maine's primary ballot.
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Voter challenges in Georgia are nothing new. The state has been using voter intimidation tactics since the Reconstruction era. But the passage of SB 202 has only made those challenges easier.
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While Alabama will have a fair congressional map with two Black-opportunity districts in place for the 2024 elections, a trial has been scheduled to begin on Feb. 3, 2025 on the legality of the previous Republican-drawn map for future elections.
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'By curtailing the power of private citizens to challenge voting discrimination under Section 2, the court diminishes a potent tool, effectively silencing the voices of voters of color,' writes Martin Luther King III of Drum Major Institute.
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A new brief from 17 Republican state attorneys general across the country exposes the GOP's plot to disenfranchise voters for trivial errors as the party continues to embrace anti-voting policies and hostility toward democracy.
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NEW: The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a lawsuit from a 'voter integrity' group seeking to ban electronic voting machines in the state. A lower court dismissed the case.
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In North Carolina, felony disenfranchisement has been used to lock thousands of Americans out of the political process. Forward Justice Co-Director Daryl Atkinson joined Marc E. Elias to discuss the fight to restore voting rights.

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