This week at Democracy Docket: A catastrophic court ruling sets off a scramble to destroy Black political power
It’s no exaggeration to say this was among the worst weeks for voting rights in our history.
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Callais ruling may also demolish states’ voting rights laws
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act, another set of laws is also in danger: state-level statutes that seek to bar racially discriminatory voting practices.
Trump DOJ must reveal details on Fulton County ballot seizure, judge orders
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over key details behind its seizure of 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia — rejecting the government’s effort to keep that information secret.
Louisiana says it will delay election so it can gerrymander, citing Supreme Court
Louisiana officials made clear Thursday that the state’s primaries will be postponed so lawmakers can draw a new congressional map in response to Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds
The legal cases are primarily concentrated in the South, where America’s legacy of racial discrimination still casts the longest shadow over voting rights.
Exclusive: New records show paper trail of DOGE voter data pact with election deniers
Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement.
Voting rights advocates, Dems slam ‘devastating’ SCOTUS ruling gutting Voting Rights Act
Voting rights advocates, Democrats and legal experts expressed horror and outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to weaken a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, warning the ruling could make it almost impossible to challenge racial discrimination in redistricting and voting.
Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, greenlights GOP gerrymanders
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years.
Court gives DHS conspiracy theorist access to 2020 election data
The ruling is a key win for election deniers and anti-voting activists, who frequently seek access to raw election files in order to push false conspiracies about mass voter fraud.
In major blow to Trump DOJ, court rejects demand for Arizona’s voter rolls
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking Arizona’s unredacted voter rolls, ruling the department has no legal right to obtain the records it has demanded from states nationwide.
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