Daily Docket — Friday, July 5

Major win for Wisconsin voters

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the use of ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2024 election, overturning a 2022 decision from the court’s then-conservative majority that banned the popular voting method.

  
  

• Although drop boxes were widely utilized in Wisconsin during the 2020 election, they became contentious in the post-election period as a result of efforts by former President Donald Trump and other candidates to sow doubt in election results and throw out lawfully cast absentee votes.

  
  

• Read more about the state of democracy and election denialism in the swing state here.

How the U.S. Supreme Court has bolstered Project 2025

• Project 2025 seeks to reshape American government, law and society for a generation. Trump and his followers' willingness to defy the law, paired with the Supreme Court's aide, will help achieve that goal, Marc explains in a new piece.

• “In two of its final decisions of the term, the Court provided Project 2025 adherents’ victories that will enable a future president and their administration to be more ruthless and less concerned with breaking the law,” Marc wrote.

  
  

• In a new Truth Social post, Trump said “I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.”

  
  

• Read more background on Project 2025 here.

Voting lawsuits continue to pile up as November approaches

• Exactly four months from Election Day, there are currently 71 active election lawsuits, 49 of which were filed by Republicans and anti-voting groups. Follow along on Democracy Docket for frequent case updates.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

• Though New York is a blue state, its voting laws aren't as progressive as people may think. In a new episode of Defending Democracy, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D) joins Marc to discuss the importance of improving ballot access in both red and blue states.

  
  

• “Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is a full-contact sport. It requires us to engage,” Myrie said.

  
  

• Watch it on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts.