American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Equal Protection Clause vs. the Voting Rights Act, and Revisits Big Money Campaign Funding Limits for Political Parties

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Two U.S. Supreme Court cases this term may allow the conservative majority to strike down Voting Rights Act protections of minority voters, and one of the few remaining limits to big money campaign spending in federal elections.

First Challenge to Trump-Requested Gerrymandering of Texas Congressional Maps Reaches a Federal Courtroom

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

The first challenge to gerrymandered Texas congressional maps reached a federal courtroom October 1st, as a three-judge panel heard testimony about the 2025 maps in a previously filed 2021 racial gerrymandering case.

Six More States Sued by Trump DOJ for Not Turning Over Voter’s Personal Information. It Could Be a Good Thing.

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

September 16th, Maine and Oregon were the first to be sued by the Trump Department of Justice for refusing to provide voter data and election process information to be shared within federal agencies. Six more states have been sued, and it could be a good thing.

More Accountability for Trump ‘Big Lie’ Allies as Voting Tech Companies Prevail Over Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

As President Donald Trump seeks retribution against the prosecutors and law enforcement who investigated him, some of his 2020 allies are on the hook in civil court. Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic prevailed last week over Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell for their defamatory statements against the voting technology companies.

New Hampshire Tightens Absentee Voting to Stop Purported Voter Fraud, But Makes it Harder for Elders, the Disabled and Students to Vote, Too

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

September 30th, New Hampshire implemented new hurdles for registering to vote by mail and requesting an absentee ballot. The regulations hit students, elders and the disabled the hardest, and a pending suit claims many could be disenfranchised.