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Wednesday, January 22
Trump is back in the Oval Office, and it’s time to plan how to fight back. Join Marc tonight at 7 p.m. ET for a live debrief of Trump’s inaugural address, the new lawsuits against his administration and what to expect. This event is exclusive to Democracy Docket members — upgrade now to join ([link removed]) !
DeSantis calls special elections for Florida Legislature following voter lawsuit
* Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called ([link removed]) special elections Tuesday for two vacant seats in the legislature after he failed to do so for two months — resulting in a lawsuit from voters.
* In two executive orders, he scheduled elections to fill seats held by state Rep. Joel Rudman (R) and state Sen. Randy Fine (R), who both announced their resignations in November to run for Congress.
* Both special elections are June 10, with the primaries April 1. DeSantis scheduling the elections likely moots the lawsuit.
The lawyers fighting Trump's executive orders
* In a new YouTube video, Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, joins ([link removed]) Marc to discuss the legal efforts to fight against President Donald Trump's illegal and unconstitutional executive orders.
A little-known federal agency helps secure elections — Trump wants to gut it
* Election experts are sounding the alarm about Project 2025's proposed gutting of CISA, a federal agency that protects elections from cyber threats. Read here ([link removed]) to learn how it could have grave implications for the future of election security.
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Keeping Trump Accountable
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The latest on a case challenging Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship
* There’s a hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. ET tomorrow in one of the lawsuitshttps://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/v0.pdffiled ([link removed]) to block Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for future children born to noncitizen parents. This case was brought by Democratic officials in four states. In total, 22 states and civil rights groups filed five lawsuits challenging the order.
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