Daily Docket — Tuesday, Nov. 14

Here are some Trumpdates.

  • A Michigan judge allowed former President Donald Trump to remain on the state's presidential primary ballot, rejecting a lawsuit arguing that the 14th Amendment prevents Trump from running again due to his involvement in the Jan 6. insurrection.

    • The judge also ruled in a separate lawsuit brought by Trump that Michigan’s secretary of state does not have the authority to determine whether Trump can appear on the state's primary ballot.

  • A federal court in Arizona held a hearing in another 14th Amendment lawsuit seeking to disqualify Trump from the state’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election.

  • In newly leaked videos released today, former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis admitted she believed that Trump was out of options to challenge the results of the 2020 election after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to invalidate 20 million votes, though that did little to deter the former reality TV star. Read more about the lawsuit here.

Here are some other updates.

  • A federal court held a hearing in a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina law that imposes criminal penalties on residents who vote while on parole or probation for a felony conviction, even if they mistakenly believe they are eligible to vote.

  • A bipartisan group of U.S. House members introduced a bill to improve the tracking capabilities for mail-in ballot envelopes.

Here’s what to expect coming up.

  • Tomorrow at 1 p.m. EST, New York’s highest court will hold oral argument in a redistricting lawsuit to determine if the Independent Redistricting Commission must reconvene and draw a new congressional map ahead of next year’s elections. Follow along tomorrow as we live-tweet the oral argument.

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