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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice tapped criminal prosecutors and an FBI official to watch voters in Arizona’s primary elections earlier this year in a major break from past norms, according to records reviewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona’s primary, documents reveal
The deployments mark a major break from past departmental norms.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: Less than 30 days before the midterms, Trump told a reporter that anyone looking for mail voting fraud should "start off by taking a look at California." I explain the real reason Trump is targeting the state and how we fight back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTC...
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ALERT: Trump is Setting a Trap for California's Vote Count
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specjourney.bsky.social @specjourney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Interrupting your day with a puppy.💙
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A simple, factual, and effective message.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*chef’s kiss* 💋 perfection
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are NEW updates in the case of the Cornell 7 as more details are revealed, including how the alleged victim stated “with 100% confidence [she] was raped”. So why did the local DA only present certain parts of her written statement? I've got the latest reporting: youtu.be/tcsZBeeJk9k?...
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New DETAILS In Cornell ASSAULT CASE Revealed In BOMBSHELL Transcript!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CA Supreme Court unanimously ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure was illegal Ballots MUST stay w/ election officials—blocking 2026 seizures We @democracydefendersfund.org filed amicus on behalf of LULAC Full breakdown in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A very long week in court. So, I am setting a another ambitious goal this weekend of 1000 new Democracy Docket subscribers. No spam, or unwanted emails. Just information and analysis about what is happening to voting and elections. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS’s decision on the SAVE database was wrong, but unlikely to have significant immediate impact You should still vote w/ confidence! If MAGA officials try to illegally remove voters, we'll see them in court More in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
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It Was the Best of Fridays, It Was the Worst of Fridays (Well, Kinda)
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Ellisons are threatening to leave CA unless the AG's cave on their case to block the Paramount-Warner's merger I call BS together with leading antitrust experts @contrariannews.org 👇 The AG's and the unions should not fall for it
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AGs Must Not Cave to Paramount’s Empty Threat to Leave California
No company should be allowed to bully a state into abandoning its job of protecting consumers.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ossoff: Did you see this business about Don Jr.‘s wedding in the Bahamas? Where he received, apparently, a cash gift from a Russian oligarch connected to the Kremlin? This man, Kremlev, was apparently in China with Putin two days before he flew to the Bahamas for Don Jr.’s wedding…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
THE RETURN OF RUSSIAGATE: “There’s an expression known by everyone in Russia - ‘the only thing that’s free is the cheese in the mousetrap’… why is it always Russia?” (TLDR: Russia was never a hoax.) www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-return...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is fine to issue statements, but what is the WHCA going to do? Other than plan its next black tie dinner honoring Trump.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..." de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer" www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
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Exclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We are 300 subscribers into our weekend goal of 1000 new Democracy Docket subscribers. 700 left to go! No spam, or unwanted emails. Just information and analysis about what is happening to voting and elections. Help Democracy Docket grow by subscribing now: demdock.com/4w6emld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.
A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Be confident your vote will be counted fair & square State AGs, civil rights groups & the pro-democracy movement have your back Vote early & however suits you best, including by mail Why I'm so sure, in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews 👇 -TN
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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hanzas
Learn more here.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: A BIG order in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, ordering him to finally answer my complaint. I explain how the judge rejected every one of Blanche’s excuses as to why he blew the deadline to respond & why this order moves my lawsuit even faster to the finish line: youtu.be/9bKB3rbRNCo?...
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🚨Judge SLAMS AG Blanche And REJECTS His EXCUSES In NEW Order In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: Bipartisan group of former FCC officials submit court filing that blasts Trump's FCC chairman Brendan Carr for Carr's onerous probe of ABC Television "The Chairman has repeatedly exceeded the bounds of FCC authority to suppress speech" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Exhibit 1: Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae – #36, Att. #1 in AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-02902) – CourtListener.com
Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by FORMER FCC OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Exhibit 2: Proposed Order)(Lopez, Janin...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My good friend @rickwilson.bsky.social and I have teamed up by forming a PAC that—we promise, and I think he and I are pretty credible on things like this—will cause a great deal of (very good) trouble. Hope you'll take a look, follow, and help.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW EPISODE: Donald Trump just did something extraordinary on stage at the RNC convention: he made Republicans raise their right hand and pledge to him personally — then pledge that they're going to "cheat like hell." www.youtube.com/watch?v=A70h...
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What Trump Just Said on Stage Should Shock Every American
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 204 Active Voting Rights Cases: 164 Active Redistricting Cases:  40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 84 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 79 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 31 www.democracydocket.com
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Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon. My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Every law student in America should be required to read this as a cautionary tale. Every lawyer at Paul Weiss should be required to read this to understand what they have become. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its 14th and 15th voter roll cases Tuesday, when federal judges dismissed* the government’s lawsuits seeking access to Virginia and New Mexico’s full voter records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ is 0-15 after GOP-appointed judges toss voter roll lawsuits against Virginia, New Mexico
Still, the fight is far from over. Last week, the DOJ filed a petition challenging its first appellate defeat in the voter roll crusade, asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a rulin...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lawyers have told a court that the agency may have thousands of documents relevant to Democrats’ demand for the Trump administration’s possible plans to deploy immigration agents at the polls this fall. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE reverses, admits it may have trove of documents on agents at polling places - Democracy Docket
Its reversal came after Democrats highlighted several recent alarming actions by ICE agents in or around voting sites.
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specjourney.bsky.social @specjourney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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specjourney.bsky.social @specjourney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"I can't imagine there is an age-appropriate, non-scary and non-terrifying way to tell a 7-year-old that these people might be looking for their dad," Streever said. www.npr.org/2026/07/01/n...
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He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down
Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In attempting to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents, Trump was also attempting to shape the future electorate, influence the demographic makeup of electoral districts and suppress civic participation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, the battle over birthright citizenship is just beginning
“While this outcome provides welcome relief, it shows how fragile even our most foundational constitutional guarantees have become,” one immigration expert said.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/07/2026
SCOTUS struck down Trump’s executive order purporting to limit the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, confirming that, except under rare circumstances, anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen. But that does not mean that real damage has not been done, Marc Elias says.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seems to have acceded to a court order and shut down the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database for use as a voter registration list citizenship checker. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Following court order, DHS appears to have shut down SAVE for checking voter citizenship
The program flagged thousands of voters as potential noncitizens, but subsequent investigations have shown many were actually citizens eligible to vote.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“We should not minimize the threat this Supreme Court represents to our democratic republic in its rejection of equal justice and its desire to maximize presidential power. Reforming the Supreme Court must be at the top of the agenda….” www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-t...
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Snapshot: The Fight Over Birthright Citizenship
This Supreme Court barely protected this foundational right today, underlining the necessity of court reform
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“I do think people are beginning to understand that this Court is really problematic and maybe even anti-democratic in certain ways.” @profmmurray.bsky.social joins @preetbharara.bsky.social & me to discuss this SCOTUS term on a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider episode: cafe.visitlink.me/NTvc44
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: If you thought the right wing would accept our mail-in voting victory on Monday in SCOTUS, you were wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Cleta Mitchell says Supreme Court’s mail ballot ruling opens door to kill early voting: ‘Let's file some cases’
Mitchell’s attack on early voting offers a stark reminder of the right’s remarkable zeal to abolish almost any form of voting that expands access.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Nothing about this sounds fascist.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Between this and Justice Alito’s no-show on the bench today, I am not having a good feeling about what is in the works.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/06/2026
With its birthright citizenship ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ended one of the most aggressive parts of President Trump’s immigration agenda. But hundreds of other restrictions have taken effect. Here’s what to know.
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What to Know About the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The decision ends one of the most aggressive parts of Trump’s immigration agenda. But hundreds of other restrictions have taken effect.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Trump’s attempt to unilaterally deny citizenship to children born in the United States to foreign nationals, a plan that would have sharply altered who can vote in American elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship
Trump’s executive order came as the opening salvo in his across-the-board attack on all forms of immigration. But it also had grave implications for voting.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨There is some reporting that Alito is retiring. Not confirmed.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It’s important to keep today’s birthright citizenship decision in context. First, SCOTUS left the status of a fundamental, explicitly articulated constitutional right uncertain for over a year all to affirm what was clear from the issuance of Trump’s EO. Birthright citizenship cannot be abridged.
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