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Assault on America’s Democratic Process:  The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the Numbers

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025
Today, we’re taking a look at the numbers associated with the January 6th, 2021 insurrection, one of the most serious assaults on the American democratic process in the country’s history.
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Federal Court of Appeals Throws Out GOP Legislator Challenge to Michigan’s Prop 2 Pro-Voter Reforms.  But Sleep with the Light On.

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
In November 2022, Michigan voters passed a constitutional amendment enshrining voting protections and expanding ballot access. After the legislature implemented the voters’ directive, GOP legislators sued, claiming that only the legislature could make such changes. Their suit was just thrown out.
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Look for 2025 Conservative Challenges to a ‘Private Right of Action’ for Voting Rights Cases, Attempting to Dismantle the Voting Rights Act

December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
A 2023 decision in an Arkansas redistricting case found individual voters did not have a “private right of action” to challenge the maps. The State of Louisiana tried the same tactic in its chaotic gerrymandering case, but was refused on June 24th. Be looking for another challenge in 2025.   
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What’s Ahead for 2025:  Mississippi Case Challenging the Counting of Mail-In Ballots After Election Day Likely Headed to U.S. Supreme Court

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
In coming reports, we’re anticipating 2025 democracy court cases and legislation.  In October, a federal appeals court struck down a Mississippi law allowing receipt and counting of mail-in ballots up to five days after election day. We’re expecting it in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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New Report Shows Gerrymandering’s Impact on Control of the New Congress 

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Gerrymandering, the manipulation of voting district boundaries to engineer an election outcome which benefits a particular party, had a significant impact on control of the new Congress, according to a new report. 
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  • Trump Administration Withholds FEMA Disaster Relief Funding Because States Refused to Provide Voter Data. In response, 24 States & DC Sued.
  • U.S. House Passes the SAVE America Act and Will Combine It With a Defense Appropriations Bill to Make it Harder to Vote Down in the Senate
  • Another Crusading ‘Election Integrity’ Politician is in Hot Water, This Time for Not Being a Registered Voter: MyPillow CEO & MN Gubernatorial Candidate, Mike Lindell

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