Marc Elias
National election litigator; Founder of Democracy Docket. Active commentary on litigation strategy, courts, and legal operations of large‑scale impact cases.
Pro‑voting Groups Urge Florida Court to Halt GOP Gerrymander
Pro-voting groups asked the Florida Supreme Court to block the state’s new GOP congressional gerrymander and let the 2026 elections move forward under the 2022 map, warning that Republican officials are trying to run out the clock before voters can get relief. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pro-voting-groups-ask-florida-supreme-court-to-block-gop-gerrymander/
Federal Court to Review Louisiana Map's Callais Compliance
A federal court agreed to hear arguments later this month over whether Louisiana’s newly enacted congressional map complies with the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/will-louisiana-last-majority-black-district-survive-callais-a-court-will-decide/
Democrats Appeal Ruling Keeping Trump's Anti-Mail Voting Order
Democrats have appealed a ruling that refused to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order as the administration moves to carry it out — a major escalation in one of the most consequential voting rights battles ahead of the...
Over 300 Active Voting Rights Cases Nationwide
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 155 Active Redistricting Cases: 44 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 77 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 73 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27 https://www.democracydocket.com
Courts Dismissed Trump Lawsuits, No Fraud Evidence Found
Paxton didn’t just challenge the results or allege fraud — courts had already dismissed lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and his allies to that effect, finding no evidence whatsoever to support the crackpot conspiracy theories they peddled. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-senate-paxtons-lawsuit-challenging-2020-could-have-led-to-the-end-of-democracy/
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Expedite Poll Deployment Documents
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to move faster to fulfill an information request from Democrats seeking documents detailing possible plans to deploy immigration agents or military personnel to the polls this fall. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-trump-troops-voting-democrats-information-request/
DOJ Pulls Misfiled New Hampshire Filing Meant for Minnesota
Just another normal day at DOJ where they have to withdraw a filing in New Hampshire that was intended for Minnesota.
SCOTUS Adopts New Redistricting Test: Purcell for Me
Tomorrow I will be writing about the Supreme Court's new rule for deciding redistricting cases: Purcell for me but not for thee. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. You won't want to miss this. https://bit.ly/4meZPiV
Democracy Cracked: GOP Ignites, Supreme Court Douses Fire Department
What has me worried — what we all need to focus on — is that something important in our democracy broke last week, and we are only beginning to see the fallout. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department/
GOP Ignites, Court Extinguishes Democracy’s Safeguards
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and...
60 Lawyers, 85 Election Cases—Big Firms Handle None
With our team of 60 lawyers, Elias Law Group is currently litigating 85 voting and election cases in 43 states plus DC. Perhaps someone should ask the law firms with thousands of lawyers how many pro-democracy cases they are handling. For...
I Beat Trump in Court Over 60 Times
I defeated Trump and his allies more than 60 times in court when he tried to steal the 2020 election. When Trump sued me for RICO in 2022, I didn't settle. I fought and won. He and the GOP hate me because...
Alito Cites False Black Turnout Data to Dismantle VRA
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-used-faulty-racial-voter-turnout-data-to-shred-voting-rights-act-in-recent-ruling/
Southern Voting Rights Groups Unite Against GOP Gerrymanders
Voting rights organizations across the South Friday pledged to oppose the GOP’s efforts to rig congressional maps in its favor after the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) last week. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/south-voting-rights-groups-fight-republican-gerrymanders-callais/
Over 350 Voting-Related Lawsuits Demand Public Attention
Here is what the Democracy Docket team is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 42 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 81 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 Help them by spreading the word and subscribing now. https://bit.ly/4meZPiV