California denied emergency block on Trump’s use of military in Los Angeles

• A federal judge declined California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) request to issue an emergency order to block President Donald Trump’s use of California National Guard troops and Marines within Los Angeles.
  
  
• Judge Charles Breyer, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, instead said he will hold a hearing on California’s request Thursday before making a decision.
  
  
• California sued Trump Monday, accusing him of illegally taking control of the state’s National Guard to suppress protests. The lawsuit calls Trump's move unprecedented, unlawful and unconstitutional.

Georgia Supreme Court blocks State Election Board’s anti-voting rules

• The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the GOP-led State Election Board overstepped its authority by attempting to impose strict new voting rules like hand-counting ballots and requiring voter ID at drop boxes shortly before the 2024 election. Marc and Paige Moscowitz discuss. 

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DOJ gets involved in Oregon voter roll maintenance case

• The DOJ filed a statement of interest in Judicial Watch's lawsuit challenging voter roll maintenance policies in Oregon. The DOJ said its filing is solely to address requirements under the National Voter Registration Act for states to maintain accurate voter rolls and provide certain list maintenance records to the public.
  
  
• The move is the latest step by the department to wield its power on behalf of stricter voting rules, rather than to protect voting access and fight racial bias in voting — the traditional role for the federal government. 

Update in Alabama

• Alabama will not object to using the current congressional map with two majority Black districts through the 2030 midterms, unless SCOTUS reverses the district court’s decision on appeal, per a joint status report filed last night.
  
  
• No settlement was reached with respect to Alabama being under federal oversight for post-2030 redistricting plans. This means for now, Alabama will use the current congressional map with two Black majority districts. Litigation is ongoing on the federal oversight issue.

Victory in Pennsylvania

• In a win for voters, a federal court dismissed a right-wing group's challenge to Pennsylvania's voter roll maintenance practices, which sought to disenfranchise over 277,000 voter registrations. The case was dismissed and cannot be refiled.