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Here are some updates from today.

• In Arizona, a right-wing legal group filed a lawsuit seeking to ban the use of ballot drop boxes. The plaintiffs are challenging a part of the 2023 Elections Procedure Manual — which has not yet been signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) and therefore has not been implemented. 

• Kenneth Chesebro, who served as an attorney for former President Donald Trump in his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to file false documents as part of an agreement with Fulton County, Georgia prosecutors.

  • Just yesterday, another former Trump lawyer, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor charges. Chesebro and Powell were originally scheduled to go to trial together on Monday.

• In Louisiana, a federal district court scheduled a hearing for Feb. 5-9 on a new, fair congressional map for 2024. The hearing was originally scheduled for Oct. 3-5, but Republicans delayed the process. 

• After 17 days and 3 votes, there is still no Speaker of the House. Though Jim Jordan has failed to secure the speakership, his nomination is a sign of the Republican Party’s ill-health and its embrace of the far-right post-Trump.

• A series of recent audits and investigations across three states have revealed close to a thousand polling places that are non-compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act or are otherwise inaccessible to voters with disabilities.

• The federal trial against Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 concluded after nearly six weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses. Closing arguments are set for Jan. 12. The judge will issue his final ruling at a future date.

A new episode of Defending Democracy dropped today! Marc and Paige break down congressional redistricting litigation in five southern states and the prospects of getting fair districts in place for 2024. Listen on  Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.