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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6h

NEW: After a filing in California today, voters and pro-voting groups have now moved to intervene in all DOJ lawsuits seeking full, unredacted voter lists — in CA, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA, ME and OR.

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🚨 United States v. Weber

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 7h

Trump followed through on repeated threats and authorized hundreds of National Guard troops for deployment to Chicago Saturday, making it the fifth time the president has federalized state Guard troops against Democratic-led cities.
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Trump Authorizes 300 Guard Troops for Deployment in Chicago Over Governor’s Objections

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h

BREAKING: The GOP operative who drew Texas’ gerrymandered map testified that, at a White House meeting, he saw a draft of a letter written by DOJ officials urging the state to redistrict.

RNC-Hired Mapmaker Denies Using Racial Data in Texas Gerrymander, Sparks Debate

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h

🚨We have a reporter in the courtroom covering the Texas redistricting hearing every single day. Meanwhile, legacy media is nowhere to be found.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h

NEW: Pro-voting groups sue to block both Utah Republicans’ freshly passed congressional map, which they argue “unduly favors Republicans,” and an audacious new GOP law designed to make it harder for courts to strike down the gerrymander.

Utah Map ‘Unduly Favors Republicans,’ Claims New Filing Challenging GOP’s Two-Pronged Gerrymander Scheme

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h

SCOOP: Top GOP mapmaker Adam Kincaid testified for the first time about his role in Texas' gerrymandered congressional map, revealing that the RNC hired him to draw it. During his testimony, the state repeatedly shielded him from disclosing details about how the map was created.

RNC-Hired Mapmaker Denies Using Racial Data in Texas Gerrymander, Sparks Debate

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

Illinois sued to block Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, saying “the American people…should not live under the threat of occupation…particularly not because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor.” https://bit.ly/4q4KEL4

Illinois Sues to Block Trump’s Deployment of Texas National Guard in Chicago

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not a conservative commentator. Billionaires won't pay me $150m. No major network is making me the editor in chief.

But I am a lawyer who fights for democracy. I did build Democracy Docket from scratch. And, for $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 1d

The latest on TX redistricting: a top TX Republican revealed in federal court Monday he didn’t tell legislators about a phone call with the national GOP operative who drew the state’s new gerrymandered congressional map

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In Testimony, Top Texas Republican Remembers Another Conversation With GOP Mapmaker

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h

NEW: At a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly hurled insults at Democrats when pressed about the politicization of the Justice Department under her leadership. Check out @jimsaksa.com’s coverage of her heated testimony👇

At Oversight Hearing, AG Bondi Responds to Questions With Attacks Instead of Answers

At Oversight Hearing, AG Bondi Responds to Questions With Attacks Instead of Answers

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h

NEW: SCOTUS will hear arguments in a GOP candidate's challenge to Illinois’ mail-in voting laws tomorrow. Lower courts tossed it for lack of standing. Now, the justices could redefine who can sue over state election laws, potentially opening the floodgates to legal challenges.

GOP-Backed SCOTUS Case Could Open Floodgates for More Post-Election Chaos

GOP-Backed SCOTUS Case Could Open Floodgates for More Post-Election Chaos

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h

📽️ VIDEO: Republicans are redrawing congressional maps to lock in their power for years to come. Executive Director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Marina Jenkins explains how these redistricting moves threaten fair elections👇
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Inside Trump's Unprecedented Power Grab | Marina Jenkins

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

Yesterday, a Texas Republican exposed in court that he didn't tell legislators about a call he had with Kincaid, when he asked him whether racial data was used to draw the map. When questioned about the response, a lawyer for Texas quickly jumped in...👀
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In Testimony, Top Texas Republican Remembers Another Conversation With GOP Mapmaker

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

When it comes to redrawing maps that expand Republican power, Adam Kincaid is your artist. His most recent work? Texas’ mid-decade gerrymander that could secure five more GOP seats in Congress. And today, he’ll defend it in court.

Meet Adam Kincaid: The Hidden Hand Behind the Texas GOP’s Redistricting Power Grab

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

To stay up to date on Trump’s federalization of the National Guard, follow Democracy Docket reporter @jaknutson.bsky.social — and read his latest on Illinois’ lawsuit:
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Illinois Sues to Block Trump’s Deployment of Texas National Guard in Chicago

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

🔺 Many Texas troops have already received civil response training, meaning they could appear near federal facilities soon. Illinois troops have yet to receive the training.

🔺 Unless this is blocked, Trump will likely use the military alongside DHS for immigration raids.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

🔺 The DOJ said Illinois and Texas could begin reporting for duty as soon as today.

🔺 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a photo last night of Texas troops boarding an aircraft, presumably heading to Illinois.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

Over the weekend, Trump announced the deployment of hundreds of Texas’ National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois sued to block.

🧵 Here’s where things currently stand:

🔺 An Illinois federal judge ordered a hearing Thursday to decide whether to block the deployment. Details on the time to come.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h

A federal judge ruled that senior DOJ officials' comments created a "realistic likelihood" of vindictiveness in its criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abregio Garcia is now entitled to a hearing to argue for tossing his case on these grounds. https://bit.ly/48jnA4D

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Punishing Abrego Garcia for Challenging Removal to El Salvador

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21h

Missourians are mobilizing to give voters a chance to block the state’s new Trump-ordered gerrymander that could hand the GOP one congressional seat at the cost of Black voters. But Republican leaders are doing everything in their power to silence them.
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GOP Fights to Deny Missouri Voters a Voice on Trump-Ordered Gerrymander

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: A top Texas Republican revealed in federal court Monday he didn’t tell legislators about a phone call with the national GOP operative who drew the state’s new gerrymandered congressional map.

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In Testimony, Top Texas Republican Remembers Another Conversation With GOP Mapmaker

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

UPDATE: Shortly after Utah GOP lawmakers passed another congressional gerrymander, pro-voting plaintiffs challenging the current map submitted fair map proposals to the court, arguing the legislature’s plan still violates Prop 4. A judge will decide which map complies by November.

Utah GOP Passes Gerrymandered Map, While Handcuffing Courts

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: The rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. is something @marcelias.bsky.social and his ancestors, who fled the Pale of Settlement, never imagined. But history teaches us that staying silent and letting hopelessness take over is never an option.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

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