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Thursday, February 27
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SCOTUS hands Trump his first legal victory of second term

* Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court paused ([link removed]) a lower court order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to release $2 billion in frozen U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds and handed Trump his first legal victory in his effort to consolidate power.

Judge orders Trump administration staff with knowledge of DOGE to testify

* A federal judge ordered ([link removed]) Trump administration staffers with knowledge of the workings of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to testify under oath in a lawsuit challenging the faux agency’s access to sensitive government databases.

House Democrats introduce bill to repeal executive order that created DOGE

* U.S. Rep. David Min (D-Calif.), along with several other House Democrats, introduced ([link removed]) a bill to repeal Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that created DOGE.
* Min said he introduced the BAD DOGE Act to “rein in the blatantly illegal and unconstitutional activities of Elon Musk and DOGE.” Democracy Docket is currently tracking 15 lawsuits challenging DOGE’s actions.

NAACP files lawsuit challenging Tennessee county’s electoral map

* The NAACP filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit today challenging Fayette County, Tennessee’s electoral map for diluting Black voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The map contains 19 districts, which each elect a member of the county commission.

Disinformation plagued Virginia’s last election — could it be worse in 2025?

* Leading up to the 2024 election, Virginia became a hotbed of election disinformation and attempts to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters skyrocketed. Now with the state's 2025 election coming up, will disinformation prevail again? Read here ([link removed]) to learn the answer to this question and more.

Georgia’s GOP governor will appoint new state Supreme Court justice

* Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is set ([link removed]) to appoint a new justice to the state Supreme Court after Chief Justice Michael Boggs, who previously served as a Democratic legislator, announced his retirement Tuesday.
* Next week, the Court is scheduled ([link removed]) to hear a crucial voting rights lawsuit challenging rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board before the 2024 election.

Hearing coming up tomorrow

* A hearing will be held ([link removed]) in a lawsuit from USAID employees against Musk and DOGE for unlawfully using extreme power to dismantle agencies and access sensitive information, calling it a “government takeover.”

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