The RNC wants to help Wyoming fight off a pro-voting lawsuit challenging the state’s proof of citizenship requirement for voters.

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RNC intervenes in Wyoming proof of citizenship case

- The RNC filed a motion to intervene ([link removed] ) as a defendant in a pro-voting lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s proof of citizenship requirement when registering to vote. Secretary of State Chuck Gray (R) said he welcomes the RNC to help “combat radical left-wing” opposition.

DOJ cuts off negotiations, sues Orange County, CA over voter records

- The DOJ sued ([link removed] ) Orange County, Calif., accusing its top election official of withholding voter records. The county offered the DOJ a path to share data while protecting voter privacy. The DOJ sued anyway.



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ICE limits lawmaker access to facilities amid allegations of ‘inhumane’ conditions

- DHS is now requesting ([link removed] ) 72 hours’ notice before members of Congress tour ICE facilities, despite federal law permitting unannounced visits. The change follows claims of inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers and Democrats' vows to investigate.

NC election board and Trump DOJ coordinated on anti-voting plan

- A court filing by pro-voting groups details ([link removed] ) how the DOJ and North Carolina’s election board worked together on a legal settlement that could disenfranchise nearly 100,000 voters. The filing claims neither party is representing voters' interests.

Trump loyalist who allegedly told DOJ to Say "F*** You" to judges nominated to federal judgeship

- Marc joined ([link removed] ) Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline White House to discuss President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Emil Bove, being nominated to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. A whistleblower alleged this week that Bove told ([link removed] ) DOJ officials to ignore court orders.

Former Trump attorney disbarred

- Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney for Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign who allegedly led an attempt to submit a false slate of Georgia electors to help Trump win reelection, was disbarred ([link removed] ) from practicing law in New York.

Trump’s spat with Federalist Society signals heightened threat to rule of law

- “Right now, our courts are one of the few fortifications defending against the administration’s abuses of power, and as it is, there are some Trump judges and justices allowing him to get away with atrocious acts,” writes ([link removed] ) Democracy Docket guest author Rachel Rossi of the Alliance for Justice.

Coming up tomorrow

- Friday is SCOTUS’ last opinion day of the term. We expect decisions in a Louisiana redistricting case ([link removed] ) that puts the future of the Voting Rights Act at risk, and a case on nationwide injunctions against Trump’s birthright citizenship order.

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