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Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates: Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

We have updates on the congressional midterm gerrymandering arms race from Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,and California. Florida, which has been on the sidelines, may enter the fray soon.

Can Mail-In Ballots, Eligible in Every Other Way, Be Counted if They Arrive After Election Day? The Question will be Heard in the U.S. Supreme Court

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Mail-in ballots are increasingly popular with voters. But when the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t deliver an otherwise eligible mail-in ballot in time by no fault of the voter, should it still be counted? The U.S. Supreme Court just accepted a case which could potentially disenfranchise those voters.

Utah Judge Rejects Legislature’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution Instead

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

In October, the Utah legislature proposed yet another gerrymandered Congressional map which violated state constitutional rules for redistricting. Nov. 10th, the judge overseeing the case rejected the legislature’s map, choosing a constitutionally-compliant one instead.

Court Case Defending Maine’s Limit on Contributions to Super PACs Gets Unlikely Allies: Billionaires

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Maine voters approved a ballot question limiting contributions to a Super PAC to $5,000 dollars in 2024. It was overturned by a federal district court, but it’s now headed to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals with some unlikely allies: Billionaires.

President Donald Trump Pardons Many of His Accomplices Accused of Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

November 7th, President Donald Trump pardoned 77 of his alleged accomplices in the attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. They include his chief of staff Mark Meadows, John Eastman and other lawyers who cooked up the fake electors scheme, and Rudy Giuliani, whose misinformation help fuel an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.