Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...

Trump’s war with Tehran has compounded Iran’s “war within” in ways that the world has hardly reckoned with, Laura Secor writes:

Be wary of any claim by the Trump administration to have found large numbers of non-citizens on voter rolls, particularly if they rely on the SAVE database. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...

Jesse Wegman spotlights two recent cases to show how the Supreme Court likes expanding executive power in the service of deregulation, but not when it might injure corporate America. bit.ly/4fcjO0w

BREAKING: Judge Williams in Florida orders the Trump administration to respond to the "grievous allegations" in our filing in the $1.8 billion fund case Kudos to the bipartisan group of 35 federal judges who we @democracydefendersaction.org, Susman Godfrey & Platkin LLP are honored to represent

Always worth reading my colleague @jessewegman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/o...

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.

@brennancenter.org and @protectdemocracy.org have partnered on this quick reference guide for election officials for what they can do now to prepare for potential federal interference in their administration of elections (a lot!) www.brennancenter.org/media/15632/...

This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters

There is an emerging pattern: launch criminal investigations based on debunked conspiracy theories and rumors to seize election materials, harass election officials and undermine confidence in elections. We should all see this for what it is. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Justifications for federal interference in upcoming elections have already, and will no doubt in the future, center on voter registration databases and their integrity. Understanding how VRDBs are protected is critical to pushing back at those efforts. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

It is pretty striking to see the speed with which the Court wants to implement this rule — as opposed to the delay it exhibited in other pressing cases in the recent past, like Texas’s abortion ban or the Trump immunity decision.

Still can't get over how SCOTUS says you shouldn't change voting laws in middle of election and then demolishes Voting Rights Act in middle of election to turbocharge Trump's gerrymandering war

Kevin Morris Shows How Alito Misled on Turnout in Callais Opinion electionlawblog.org?p=155805

Threats of violence against the Americans who run our elections have sharply increased since 2020, and the Brennan Center’s annual survey of election officials shows we need to do more to support these unsung heroes. Listen to The Briefing with Michael Waldman to learn more: bit.ly/4vU9EYj

There’s a reason we see these same patterns in election rumors over & over again — there’s a strategy that motivates everyday people to collect “evidence” of perceived voting issues & incentivizes political operatives/influencers to amplify that evidence, reinforcing claims of “rigged elections”.

Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice: "The more I read about DOJ’s SPLC indictment, the more abusive it appears. It reflects an unprecedented weaponization of that agency’s grave prosecutorial power. 1/2

@anthropic.com's Mythos presents new elex security challenges. Fortunately, they are a difference in degree, not in kind. The layers of security in place (incl. paper ballots) should keep the system resilient, but the Trump admin's gutting of fed security support has come at a particularly bad time.

@pbsnews.org covers @brennancenter.org's poll of election officials. It's a harrowing account of what election officials are facing right now, but also inspiring as so many officials remain committed to secure, free and fair elections. Everyone should watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFNs...

We have some thoughts about what to do about it — including banning companies like Palantir that hold large government contracts from spending money on federal elections. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The BC’s 2026 survey of local election officials finds ongoing concerns about govt support, personal safety, and political interference, but also the kind of resilience that we have come to expect from the backbone of free and fair elections in this country. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

This is an important point. Abuse of the pardon power has been a concern for many years, but combined with expanded presidential immunity the stakes become much higher.

It’s becoming more and more evident that the pardon power needs to be reformed. Clemency is a critical avenue for mercy in our criminal justice system but it is also becoming a major vector for high-level corruption (and not only under Trump).

Months before the midterms, President Trump is again trying to take over voting in America. Between conspiracy theories, FBI raids, & late-night social media rants—it's more than improvisational chaos. Local officials, lawyers, nonprofit groups, and everyday citizens are resisting. trib.al/gtlwyC0

Let's take a beat to applaud all the lawyers who went to court to stop Trump's birthright citizenship EO. It was a brave act. Remember: Trump issued the EO in Jan. '25. Many people in power were trying to keep their heads down. Trump's EOs trying to destroy big law firms were just a few weeks away.

Laura Secor visited Iran five times from 2004 to 2012. By getting to know her government-assigned handlers, she saw how some people came to accept a brutal regime—and how others resisted:

Laura Secor visited Iran five times from 2004 to 2012. By getting to know her government-assigned handlers, she saw how some people came to accept a brutal regime—and how others resisted:

A fixed schedule for Supreme Court appointments would reduce political manipulation and make the Court more representative. bit.ly/4bZbVIk

Trump has not “given” the USPS special control over mail ballots because that is not a thing that is his to give. PLEASE STOP PRETENDING THAT THE CARNIVAL BARKER HAS MAGIC POWERS JUST BECAUSE HE SAYS HE HAS MAGIC POWERS.

Elections expert says Trump's new executive order on elections “will be blocked by the federals courts before the ink is dry."

Check out @jessewegman.bsky.social’s new newsletter on SCOTUS! Check out the below, and subscribe here: majorquestions.substack.com

I know I’m a broken record on this but: A handful of law profs are engaging in an effort to convince the Supreme Court to accept a reactionary administration’s effort to redefine American citizenship and render countless children stateless.

Some have conflated foreign influence and *interference* to justify a federal takeover of our elections. They are different, the Trump Admin has cut back on our ability to respond to either, but neither would justify Trump Admin attempts to run our elections. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

On Jan 28, news broke of a dramatic FBI raid at a warehouse storing ballots and other election materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County, GA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Somehow, the SAVE Act might get worse. It already requires a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, which would block millions of American citizens from voting. The new substitute amendment (#4420) would end vote-by-mail as we know it (& more)!

With rumors swirling that the Administration might try to justify another executive order on voting with "new" intelligence showing past foreign interference in elections, a short thread on why we should be extremely skeptical of sudden "discoveries." www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

In "Stuck," Dr. Maya Kornberg chronicles the efforts of congressional reformers over the last fifty years and documents the mounting forces that have kept their reforms from creating meaningful change. https://tr.ee/PxeWLU

This says so much about what has happened to American politics in the 15+ years since the Citizens United decision. Worse than many imagined at the time. Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

NYT reports pardons going to the wealthy and politically connected who can pay $$ for insider lobbyists. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

As @amostoh.bsky.social and I explain, the Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic should not distract from the broader crisis at hand: Congress's failure to regulate some of the riskiest uses of AI - namely, amplifying surveillance and automating the use of lethal force.

NEW: Clemency for Tina Peters would be unprecedented, based on my analysis of Gov Polis' 25 commutations. Peters hasn't shown remorse, taken accountability, or sought to restore harm. No Polis commutation was for a harsh sentence alone and Peters' would be the shortest by 30+ yrs

This is what happens when you effectively have no ethical rules at the top of government — virtually limitless opportunities for insider profiteering.

The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to decide when the nation goes to war. President Trump’s strikes on Iran are flatly unconstitutional. There’s been no deliberation, no vote, no clear justification. This is a flagrant abuse of executive power.

Guardrails don’t undermine military AI. In fact, they're needed to improve the tech’s safety and reliability, says @amostoh.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2026/02/27/p...

“Any attempt by this administration to seize or ban mail-in ballots or voting machines during an election would” violate federal laws prohibiting interference with elections, says @lizagoitein.bsky.social.

Today @washingtonpost.com reported activists are urging Trump to declare an emergency based on claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election and use emergency powers to dramatically alter election rules. Trump has no power to run elections, even in an emergency. 🧵

Certain requests to election officials for access to voting machines and materials can be legitimate for transparency reasons, but others go far beyond what is legally authorized. We sort it out: bit.ly/4aciVCc