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Thursday, January 16
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DeSantis appoints Florida AG Ashley Moody, an election denier, to Senate seat
* Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced ([link removed]) he will appoint state Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) to fill a vacant Senate seat. Moody's background as attorney general includes supporting legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election, defending voter suppression laws and more.

The GOP is obsessed with overturning North Carolina’s Supreme Court race
* Republicans already hold a majority on the Supreme Court of North Carolina. So why are they fighting so hard to overturn an incumbent Democrat’s election to the court? To set a dangerous precedent that could extend beyond the Tar Heel State. Read here ([link removed]) to learn more.

* Background: Judge Jefferson Griffin, the GOP candidate for the state Supreme Court, challenged over 60,000 ballots and filed two court cases to overturn the election results. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP also filed similar litigation.

Why the DOJ should stop all voting rights lawsuits
* As President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration nears, Marc is urging President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop its involvement in voting rights cases. In a new YouTube video, Marc breaks down ([link removed]) his view and how a Trump DOJ could impact voting rights.
* Today, Biden's solicitor general requested ([link removed]) to participate in U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in a lawsuit alleging that Louisiana's court-ordered majority-Black congressional districts are racially gerrymandered. But, if granted, Trump's anti-voting solicitor general could argue the case instead.

Bringing norms to a Trump fight
* No man is above the law — unless your name is Donald Trump. In his criminal cases, Trump continues to receive special treatment as the judicial system fails to hold him accountable for his actions, Marc argued ([link removed]) in a new piece.

Voters appeal controversial Georgia Public Service Commission term extension
* A federal judge Monday dismissed ([link removed]) a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 Georgia law extending the term length of Georgia Public Service Commission members. The plaintiffs indicated they would appeal the decision.

* The commission regulates public utilities and plays an important role in determining electricity prices and energy sources for Georgia Power customers. Commissioners are elected in statewide partisan elections.

Oral argument coming up tomorrow
* The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled ([link removed]) to hear a lawsuit from Pennsylvania Republicans alleging Biden's executive order expanding voter registration in the state and the Pennsylvania governor’s automatic voter registration directive violate the U.S. Constitution. A lower court previously dismissed the case.

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