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Trump's DOJ has ignored court orders before. It may do it again. A judge ordered the administration to give notice before releasing federal voter eligibility lists. DOJ lawyers pushed back hard. If it doesn't comply, voters could be purged during the midterms: demdock.com/4rBk0u6

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Americans have made it clear: They do NOT want ICE at the polls. A new Numbers/Verasight survey found 59% of voters oppose ICE at polling places. Subscribe to our free newsletters to be the first to know what's happening in the fight for free and fair elections: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Almost immediately after his second term began, Trump started taking steps to try to control elections. “This is his fixation,” Marc Elias says. “This is the unifying force that holds the MAGA movement together.” They're betting you'll stop paying attention. Don't: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Rep. Mike Collins, the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, said he was “fine” with the idea of federal troops at voting sites. In reality, deploying armed federal agents to polling places isn’t “fine” — it’s illegal: demdock.com/4ykNqzg

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Trump wants to be a dictator. But that is not how the law works in our country, Marc Elias says. “The courts need to step forward and prevent a blatant disregard of Congress’ statutes.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules. Sign up for free: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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With its decision on a Missouri GOP gerrymander last week, the Supreme Court clarified one of its most controversial legal doctrines: the Purcell Principle. However, questions over Purcell’s scope and limits remain. Here’s what we know — and what is still unclear: demdock.com/4ryNRDA

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Justice Jackson’s “bright side” on mass voter purges depends on Republican election officials following federal law, and on the Supreme Court holding firm if election deniers try to purge voters. If the past is prologue, the signs are not hopeful, Marc Elias writes: demdock.com/4xM2nJP

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🎉 WIN: States and local governments won’t have to run voter rolls through a flawed DHS database — or adopt other anti-voting measures — to get funding meant to prevent terrorist attacks. A judge found the Trump administration likely violated federal law: demdock.com/4dFytQ2

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Hundreds of thousands of Texas voters were not properly registered after a major error by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Subscribe to our free Democracy Docket newsletters to stay up to date on the latest voting rights news.

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What you missed last week: 🔺 SCOTUS greenlit a Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls 🔺 SCOTUS reaffirmed that Missouri can't use a gerrymandered congressional map for the midterms 🔺 Democrats sued the Trump administration to keep armed agents from polls during the midterms

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🚨 FACT: There is a federal criminal law that prohibits any armed agent of the federal government from being at the polls. There is only one exception. Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Want to register to vote or check your voter registration status? We can help with that: demdock.com/4gRtE8P

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📲 REDDIT ROUNDUP: We’ve created a pro-democracy community to help you stay informed and supported. These are some of our favorite comments from our community members this week. Want to see what all the hype is about? Be our guest: demdock.com/3Ra4Ka6

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This Supreme Court is interpreting laws in ways we’ve never seen before. And in their latest SAVE ruling, Justice Jackson is having none of it. Marc Elias breaks down her dissent. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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As Democrats focus on federal candidates, Trump and his allies have homed in on the local offices where most election disputes start and end, write Kim Rogers and Eric Ming. They have stacked the courts with judges who will approve anything to ensure MAGA victories: demdock.com/4AA78sj

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SCOTUS blocked Trump administration efforts to restrict mail voting for the midterms. But top election officials say they're still concerned about Trump-mandated election interference — and they’re preparing for everything from ICE at the polls to ballot seizures: demdock.com/4ycQDkn

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There’s a common question we see from our readers: What can I do to combat Trump’s attacks on our democracy? Let us introduce you to our Bulletin Board — a member-powered space to find pro-democracy events and opportunities to get involved. Find more details here: demdock.com/4dXUIke

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This Supreme Court’s rulings come down to one question: Does Trump want this? “The Supreme Court could just close up shop and put out a sign that says, ‘The government always wins,’ and save us all the time,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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⚠️ If local election officials refuse to certify results, they could throw the midterms into chaos. While a single county official can’t overturn an election by refusing to certify, it has still become a tool to delay results and cast doubt. And it has happened recently: demdock.com/4dSTNS7

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Confidence in USPS to deliver election-related materials has dropped significantly, according to a new poll — from 71% in 2024 to 58% this year. The poll also shows just how many Republicans are echoing false claims long made by Trump and his allies: demdock.com/4dXUkCi

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SCOTUS was wrong to allow Trump to overhaul a federal system to initiate voter registration purges, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent. Jackson said the court’s decision could potentially disenfranchise legitimate voters, including naturalized citizens: demdock.com/4xFjBIx

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The Supreme Court just let Trump use a flawed database to purge voters. It was never built for elections. Marc Elias explains. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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⚠️ Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from the voter rolls after the state failed to process their voter registration applications properly. But it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to vote in the midterms: demdock.com/46PkXFM

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The Supreme Court has allowed Trump to use a MASSIVELY flawed database to initiate voter purges. Democracy Docket has been following this case from the very beginning. Make sure to subscribe to our free newsletters at the link in our bio to stay up to date on the fight for democracy.

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Jackson: "Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."

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Jackson: "The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the Government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take."

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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, wrote: "The Court focuses only on the harms the Government will purportedly suffer absent a stay, disregarding the harms that the modified SAVE system has caused, and will likely continue to cause, to lawful voters."

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🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.

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🏛️TODAY: A federal court will hear arguments in a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to block the implementation of a federal citizenship list as part of Trump’s anti-mail voting order. Plaintiffs argue the Trump administration's actions are unconstitutional. More details here ➡️ demdock.com/4huJgh7

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🗳️ HEADS UP OHIO: Voters who want to register to vote while applying for a driver's license will now be required to provide proof of citizenship. Voters who register through other means will only need to sign a statement, the lone dissenting judge explained: demdock.com/4xOunfV

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Trump hates Marc Elias because Marc keeps standing up to Trump in court — and winning. “If you think I don’t take pleasure each and every time there is a court ruling against the DOJ and this administration,” Marc says, “well, you’re wrong.” Join our fight: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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🚨 Even the possibility of federal agents at polling sites could scare people away from voting and sway the midterms, Democrats argue. Now they're suing the Trump administration to stop it: demdock.com/4yi49Dw

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🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) must return the roughly 650,000 ballots he seized in 2025. This ruling means that law enforcement CANNOT seize ballots beyond California's existing election procedures.

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🗺️ Missouri Republicans are using the state’s top court as a scapegoat over their bid to reinstate a gerrymandered map just weeks before Election Day. But their arguments leave out key facts about Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ delay tactics: demdock.com/4zhLLuH

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WIN: Crystal Mason was convicted for casting a provisional ballot until an appeals court reversed that conviction. Today, a state court denied review of her acquittal, marking the end of a decade-long legal fight. “In all these years I never lost my faith that justice would be done,” Mason said.

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