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Why Republicans' "Common Sense" Voter ID Law Actually Makes No Sense at All
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just admitted it: Real ID doesn't prove citizenship. In this video, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias …
3 months ago
Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning
Trump gave a speech Thursday night packed with recycled 2020 grievances and zero new evidence. But buried at the end was a directive every voter shou…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Most Consequential Supreme Court Term in a Generation | Expert Panel
The Supreme Court just closed out its most consequential term in a generation — gutting the Voting Rights Act, ending 90 years of independent agency …
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump Just Disabled a Key Federal Election Agency Months Before Midterms
Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down Trump's firing of the remaining commissioners at the Election Assistance Commission, the federal agen…
3 months, 1 week ago
What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong | Brian Tyler Cohen
Marc Elias sits down with Brian Tyler Cohen to discuss his new book, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World," which makes the case …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Supreme Court Just Went on Break. Here's Why We Can't.
The Supreme Court's term just ended, and the results were mixed for voting rights. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down the wins — includi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hillary Clinton on the Right-Wing Machine, the Courts and Trump's Corruption
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins Marc Elias on Defending Democracy for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump's Justice Department and b…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Supreme Court Saved Birthright Citizenship — This Time
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship 6-3, rejecting Trump's executive order — but three justices sided with Trump, and Justice Kavanaugh's…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
VICTORY: We Just Won a Supreme Court Case That Protects Your Mail-in Ballot
Democracy Docket founder and voting rights attorney Marc Elias spent years litigating Watson v. Republican National Committee from trial court all th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump From Killing Your Mail Ballot
A federal judge in Massachusetts just blocked Trump's executive order that would have let him use the Post Office to control who can vote by mail. Th…
3 months, 4 weeks ago