Emil Bove, a senior DOJ official and 3rd Circuit judicial nominee, suggested the Justice Department should ignore federal court orders to execute Trump’s aggressive deportations, according to a whistleblower familiar with the matter.
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Senior DOJ official suggests department tell courts ‘F*** you’ and ignore orders
- Emil Bove, a senior DOJ official and 3rd Circuit judicial nominee, suggested ([link removed] ) the Justice Department should ignore federal court orders to execute President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportations, according to a whistleblower familiar with the matter.
Voters risk disenfranchisement under new North Carolina plan
- Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required ([link removed] ) to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections today.
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Red states struggle to build new systems to share voter data
- Red states left a bipartisan voter roll system in the name of election security. Their replacement attempts ([link removed] ) have only left voter rolls less secure and prone to wrongful purges.
The latest on the Arizona voter suppression legal battle
- A settlement was reached ([link removed] ) in a lawsuit brought by voting rights groups against Arizona challenging two voter suppression laws that purge voters from the state’s permanent early voting rolls and change the cure process for mail-in ballots. This agreement is conditioned on the approval of Arizona's Voter Registration Advisory Committee June 25.
Democrats kill bid to limit courts’ power in GOP budget bill
- A key provision of the GOP’s budget bill that sought to limit judicial power is dead under Senate rules following a challenge from Democrats. Marc and Paige Moskowitz explain ([link removed] ) .
Elie Mystal on the voting laws ruining America
- Our right to vote is under attack from all sides. Elie Mystal, author of the book "Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America” sat down with Marc to discuss ([link removed] ) threats to free and fair elections and the history of restrictive voting laws that got us here today.
Oral argument coming up tomorrow
- The full 9th Circuit will re-hear a lawsuit ([link removed] ) brought by pro-voting groups challenging an Arizona law that allowed county recorders to cancel a voter's registration upon receiving information that the voter was registered in another jurisdiction.
- The hearing is not about the merits, but the organization's ability to bring the suit. A 9th Circuit panel ruled that the organization lacked standing and voided a lower court ruling blocking Arizona's cancellation policy. The DOJ will also participate in oral argument.
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