Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 17 |
Here are some updates from today. |
Today, an Arizona appellate court rejected the Arizona Republican Party’s second attempt to end the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting policy. The unanimous decision is a victory for Arizona voters — a majority of whom vote by mail — who will continue to benefit from Arizona’s robust mail-in voting system.
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Last weekend, Michigan Republicans voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional map drawn with 2020 census data. The map, drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, undid years of partisan gerrymandering.
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Invoking the fringe independent state legislature theory, failed Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox (R) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision from the Maryland Supreme Court that permitted local boards to start counting returned mail-in ballots before Election Day last year to mitigate delays.
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Yesterday, President Joe Biden delivered a speech honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. In describing the future direction of our country, Biden emphasized: “It’s a constant struggle between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice against those who traffic in racism, extremism, and insurrection; a battle fought on battlefields and bridges, from courthouses and ballot boxes, to pulpits and protests.”
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ICYMI, listen to our latest episode of Defending Democracy. In the podcast episode that dropped last Friday, Marc and Paige preview upcoming legislative sessions, dive into our litigation report and more.
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