Wednesday, November 27

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Missouri judge strikes down parts of voter suppression law

  • In a win for voters, a state court blocked parts of a Missouri law that criminalized voter engagement activities and the distribution of absentee ballot applications. Pro-voting groups argued the law was unconstitutional.

Judge dismisses right-wing lawsuit seeking access to Wisconsin voter rolls 

  • In a victory for Wisconsin voters, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from a right-wing group challenging the state’s exemption from providing full access to its voter rolls under federal law. The judge said the group's claim “is not supported by law or logic.”


  • Voting rights advocates feared that the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) effort to access Wisconsin’s official voter registration list could result in unlawful voter purges.


  • PILF is currently behind several other active lawsuits aimed at gaining access to voter rolls across Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota and Nevada

DOJ steps into RNC case in North Carolina

  • The U.S. Department of Justice got involved in a Republican National Committee lawsuit challenging the North Carolina State Board of Elections' guidance allowing absentee ballots that are not in a sealed return envelope to be counted.

  • The RNC filed its lawsuit against the election board on Oct. 3, and around a week later, the case was moved to federal court where litigation is ongoing.

New Defending Democracy podcast episode out now

  • With President-elect Donald Trump set to be back in the White House, what happens to his pending criminal cases? In a new episode of Defending Democracy, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman joins Marc to break down everything you should know.

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