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Chad Mizelle, Former Trump DOJ Official, Wants Trump to Issue an Executive Order Purporting to Return Parts of Virginia to Washington DC in Effort to to Fight Virginia's Potential Democratic Gerrymand... Over at Fox News: It is obvious to anyone paying attention that, rather than an effort to “restore fairness” or “level the playing field,” the Virginia gerrymander, or Virgerrymander, is nothing more ...

Chad Mizelle, Former Trump DOJ Official, Wants Trump to Issue an Executive Order Purporting to Return Parts of Virginia to Washington DC in Effort to to Fight Virginia’s Potential Democratic Gerrymander electionlawblog.org?p=155568

California: "Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure" #ELB CalMatters: In the spring of 2022, a woman named Shelby Bunch began appearing at government hearings in Riverside County, demanding that officials there address what she believed was an epidemic of fr...

California: “Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure” electionlawblog.org?p=155566

Watch Video of My Conversation with CNN's Laura Coates About Trump DOJ's Efforts to Get Michigan 2024 Ballots and Threats to Prosecute People for 2020 Election #ELB You can watch here:

Watch Video of My Conversation with CNN’s Laura Coates About Trump DOJ’s Efforts to Get Michigan 2024 Ballots and Threats to Prosecute People for 2020 Election electionlawblog.org?p=155557

"Probe of Trump Foes Heats Up Under Acting Attorney General" #ELB WSJ: An investigation into whether government officials engaged in a conspiracy to undermine President Trump is advancing under newly installed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche was in Flo...

“Probe of Trump Foes Heats Up Under Acting Attorney General” electionlawblog.org?p=155559

"How Both Parties Are Slicing Urban Areas to Tilt the House" #ELB NYT: American cities — densely populated and overwhelmingly Democratic — are typically prime targets for aggressive gerrymanders. This past year has been no different, as urban areas became casualties...

“How Both Parties Are Slicing Urban Areas to Tilt the House” electionlawblog.org?p=155561

"ActBlue, Democratic fundraising engine, faces lawsuit over foreign donations" #ELB WaPo: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday filed a lawsuit against ActBlue alleging that the Democratic fundraising apparatus misled Congress and the public about its process for vetting do...

“ActBlue, Democratic fundraising engine, faces lawsuit over foreign donations” electionlawblog.org?p=155564

Scheduled to be on @cnn.com @lauracoates.com at the bottom of the hour talking about DOJ's latest claims of fraud and irregularities, this time directed at Michigan.

"Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It." #ELB NYT: For most of American history, gerrymandering was a behind-the-scenes affair, taking place in the quintessential “smoke-filled rooms” where political heavyweights carved up the country to best sui...

“Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It.” electionlawblog.org?p=155550

The collection covers three kinds of materials: The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case up through the federal judiciary. The second is the briefs: the petitions, responses, amicus filings, and supporting appendices submitted by the litigants themselves and by interested third parties. These briefs are the raw material of American constitutional argument. They capture the perspectives of individuals, corporations, civil society organizations, and government agencies pressing their cases before the nation’s highest court. The third category is the opinions (for cases that are heard by the Supreme Court): the ultimate decisions reached by the highest court in the United States, demonstrating the logic and reasoning of the court.

Huge! Supreme Court records online, for free.

1830-2019

Trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case

Briefs: petitions, responses, amicus filings, and appendices submitted by litigants and by third parties

Opinions for cases heard by the Supreme Court

"We are pleased to share more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs. These materials which span nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online."

"Includes records and briefs spanning cases from 1830 through 2019."

Unanimous 7th Circuit Panel Stays District Court Order That Would Have Required Indiana to Continue to Accept Student Identification Despite Law Change in Already Ongoing Election #ELB Following up on this post, the appellate panel relied on Purcell, and did not address the merits of the legal arguments: We view the risk of disruption to Indiana’s primary election as very serious. I...

Unanimous 7th Circuit Panel Stays District Court Order That Would Have Required Indiana to Continue to Accept Student Identification Despite Law Change in Already Ongoing Election electionlawblog.org?p=155546

CA7 allows Indiana to exclude student IDs from acceptable forms of voter identification at the polls.

Trump/Trump/Biden panel invokes Purcell principle, says lower court order blocking the exclusion came too close to the election.

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Virginia Ends Voter Purge Program #ELB Release: On April 17, 2026, the commonwealth of Virginia agreed to stop its illegal voter purge program that disproportionately impacted naturalized citizens on the eve of federal elections. This is a...

Virginia Ends Voter Purge Program electionlawblog.org?p=155544

Black text on newsprint announcing the newest class of Guggenheim Fellows

A privilege and a pleasure to celebrate the 101st Class of Fellows with an announcement in the @nytimes.com 🎉

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...

"This festival mogul gave Trump $225. His scene revolted — and bolted" #ELB LAT: Cameron Collins was sick of Joe Biden. The owner of concert promoter Brew Ha Ha Productions describes himself as a libertarian-leaning conservative who built his career in San Juan Capistrano. He...

“This festival mogul gave Trump $225. His scene revolted — and bolted” electionlawblog.org?p=155541

"Mailed votes don’t cause California’s slow count. A glut of ballots does" #ELB Eric McGhee and Mindy Romero: Moreover, the link between Election Day postmarks and slow vote counting is weak. Election Day postmarks amount to a small fraction of the ballots left to be counted afte...

“Mailed votes don’t cause California’s slow count. A glut of ballots does” electionlawblog.org?p=155539

One sure way to make sure disparaging comments about you appearing in a paywalled magazine are spread much more widely is to file a splashy lawsuit over them on a Monday morning.

“The In-Your-Face Corruption and Arrogance of Justice Clarence Thomas.”
www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/04/the-...

"Your State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections" #ELB NEW at Bolts.

“Your State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections” electionlawblog.org?p=155528

Must read NYT: "Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media" #ELB (You’ve got to click on the link to see these videos): In one TikTok video, a blonde films herself with a group of women at a racetrack. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says. In an...

Must read NYT: “Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media” electionlawblog.org?p=155530

"Swalwell scandal exposed flaws in top-two primary" #ELB George Skelton LAT column: California Democrats caught a huge break with Eric Swalwell’s sexual assault scandal. It surfaced in early spring rather than midsummer. Just think of the Democratic debacle...

“Swalwell scandal exposed flaws in top-two primary” electionlawblog.org?p=155533

"The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say" #ELB Politico magazine: Free and fair elections are a powerful tool of democracy, even in a backsliding democracy… just ask Viktor Orbán. That’s why there’s growing concern across the political spectrum ab...

“The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say” electionlawblog.org?p=155535

FBI Director Patel Threatens Arrests Coming Soon in Relation to 2020 Elections (Perhaps to Deflect Question from Devastating Atlantic Story Alleging Alcohol Abuse and Mismanagement) #ELB Politico: FBI Director Kash Patel promised Sunday that the Justice Department will soon make arrests related to the 2020 election as the DOJ continues escalating its efforts to relitigate past preside...

FBI Director Patel Threatens Arrests Coming Soon in Relation to 2020 Elections (Perhaps to Deflect Question from Devastating Atlantic Story Alleging Alcohol Abuse and Mismanagement) electionlawblog.org?p=155537

"DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny" #ELB Patrick Marley for WaPo: The Justice Department is demanding all ballots from the 2024 election in the Detroit area, a highly unusual move that comes shortly after prosecutors seized 2020 ballots in G...

“DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny” electionlawblog.org?p=155524

When you’re desperate to keep your job….

Richard Bernstein: "The Major Questions Doctrine Should Protect Federal Elections" #ELB The following is a guest post from Richard Bernstein: Briefing has begun in the cases challenging President Trump’s latest attempt to arrogate power over federal elections to the federal executive bra...

Richard Bernstein: “The Major Questions Doctrine Should Protect Federal Elections” electionlawblog.org?p=155522

The 2024 election had the largest Black-White turnout gap in more than three decades. It's a crisis, my friends.

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