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“For one thing, why would the United States trade nine defendants who are alleged to be high-level members of MS-13 for $3 million? Is that a good deal for the United States?”
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Judge Demands Answers About Deal to Return MS-13 Gang Leaders to El Salvador
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“For one thing, why would the United States trade nine defendants who are alleged to be high-level members of MS-13 for $3 million? Is that a good deal for the United States?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/n...
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"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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NEW VIDEO: The Republican National Committee has sued Arizona to block an entire class of U.S. citizens from voting. Paige and I explain.
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RNC Sues to Block Some Citizens from Voting in Arizona
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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July 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW VIDEO: The Republican National Committee has sued Arizona to block an entire class of U.S. citizens from voting. Paige and I explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0bW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0bW...
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Republicans are already laying the foundation to undermine a fair 2026 midterm election in Georgia, where they’re working to install voting skeptics on local election boards. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Ahead of 2026, Georgia Republicans Are Quietly Installing Election Conspiracy Theorists on Local Boards
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Republicans are already laying the foundation to undermine a fair 2026 midterm election in Georgia, where they’re working to install voting skeptics on local election boards. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Earlier today I joined Alicia Menendez to discuss Trump’s plans to build out a national citizenship data system for voting and how it can be abused. youtu.be/l3cvKB1bsgA
Trump’s Chilling Plans for National Citizenship Data System | Marc Elias
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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July 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Earlier today I joined Alicia Menendez to discuss Trump’s plans to build out a national citizenship data system for voting and how it can be abused. youtu.be/l3cvKB1bsgA
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It was only 5 months ago that Trump said he would only go after the worst of the worst. Now they are disappearing people including U.S. citizens. Next they want to create a national database of citizens. Will states send back individual voting data?
If anyone thinks they are safe, they are wrong.
If anyone thinks they are safe, they are wrong.
July 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It was only 5 months ago that Trump said he would only go after the worst of the worst. Now they are disappearing people including U.S. citizens. Next they want to create a national database of citizens. Will states send back individual voting data?
If anyone thinks they are safe, they are wrong.
If anyone thinks they are safe, they are wrong.
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"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
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April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
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"Residents packed a meeting of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
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"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
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Residents make emotional pleas to support immigrants, as feds demand information on county ID program
Residents shared fears, anger with Washtenaw County officials at a packed Wednesday meeting, as federal immigration enforcement demands information on county ID program.
www.mlive.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Residents packed a meeting of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
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"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
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"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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April 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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No executive order has the potential to do more permanent damage to our constitutional system than the one Trump signed last week targeting free and fair elections. It is both an unconstitutional power grab and a clear violation of federal law. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Most Dangerous Power Grab
From Marc | It was only a matter of time before Trump's executive order targeting free and fair elections was challenged in court.
www.democracydocket.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No executive order has the potential to do more permanent damage to our constitutional system than the one Trump signed last week targeting free and fair elections. It is both an unconstitutional power grab and a clear violation of federal law. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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“These professional podcasters stand in front of a bunch of career scientists and say ‘What has science ever done?’ I don’t know, science eradicated measles until two months ago...”
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Means defends HHS cuts, calls bureaucracy an ‘utter failure’
He also said the election of Trump was a mandate to make dramatic change in leadership.
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April 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“These professional podcasters stand in front of a bunch of career scientists and say ‘What has science ever done?’ I don’t know, science eradicated measles until two months ago...”
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My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
www.elias.law
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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Another large law firm capitulates. Absolutely shameful. These firms are helping Trump destroy the rule of law and democracy.
If Willkie Farr & Gallagher won't defend itself, why on earth would any client trust it to defend the client?
If Willkie Farr & Gallagher won't defend itself, why on earth would any client trust it to defend the client?
April 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Another large law firm capitulates. Absolutely shameful. These firms are helping Trump destroy the rule of law and democracy.
If Willkie Farr & Gallagher won't defend itself, why on earth would any client trust it to defend the client?
If Willkie Farr & Gallagher won't defend itself, why on earth would any client trust it to defend the client?
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The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections. While the courts can stand in the way of his twisted vision for America, they can never completely halt it. Trump knows this. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning
From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.
www.democracydocket.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections. While the courts can stand in the way of his twisted vision for America, they can never completely halt it. Trump knows this. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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"Local law enforcement agencies are extremely likely to increase the violent and disproportionate policing of anti-MAGA protests, as well as the mass arrests of protesters." -- @jesspish.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Crackdown on Protests is Spreading to Local Law Enforcement
Opinion | Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has led a high-profile campaign to crack down on lawful protests.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"Local law enforcement agencies are extremely likely to increase the violent and disproportionate policing of anti-MAGA protests, as well as the mass arrests of protesters." -- @jesspish.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Donald Trump's executive order would make it harder for millions to register to vote, would disenfranchise voters Trump doesn't like, and give power to election deniers to overturn elections they don't win.
This is the greatest threat to democracy right now and it must be stopped.
This is the greatest threat to democracy right now and it must be stopped.
March 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Donald Trump's executive order would make it harder for millions to register to vote, would disenfranchise voters Trump doesn't like, and give power to election deniers to overturn elections they don't win.
This is the greatest threat to democracy right now and it must be stopped.
This is the greatest threat to democracy right now and it must be stopped.
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"After Musk twice made a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute on Inauguration Day and supported far-right British extremist Tommy Robinson, a group of British activists formed the group 'Everyone Hates Elon'...”
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Tesla is uniting the anti-Trump movement
Democrats are furious at the Trump administration. But no one is firing them up as much as Elon Musk.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"After Musk twice made a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute on Inauguration Day and supported far-right British extremist Tommy Robinson, a group of British activists formed the group 'Everyone Hates Elon'...”
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“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
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“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
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Judge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status
The judge said the detention of the couple was baseless and unlawful.
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March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
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“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
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This executive order is bad — cartoonishly so. But it is also a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
To the contrary, it has only just begun.
And so has our fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
To the contrary, it has only just begun.
And so has our fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning
From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.
www.democracydocket.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This executive order is bad — cartoonishly so. But it is also a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
To the contrary, it has only just begun.
And so has our fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
To the contrary, it has only just begun.
And so has our fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms.
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The result is an extraordinary threat to constitutional rights of due process and representation and a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms.
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are administered, a move that will be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are administered, a move that will be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...