Purcell is not a legal principle. It’s a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
Opinion
Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Republicans want to impeach judges they don’t agree with
It’s the latest example of Republican legislators taking aim at judges whose rulings they don’t like.
Republican legislators plan to pack yet another court that stands in their way
Republicans in the Utah Legislature are at war with the state Supreme Court over a constitutional ban on gerrymandering.
The Right to Vote Deserves First-Class Protection
While conservatives are concerned with protecting the Second Amendment, my concern lies with the right to vote being treated as an afterthought.
To Protect Gerrymanders, GOP Lawmakers Target Judges — and Voters
The GOP’s attacks are highlighting the importance of state courts as perhaps the last line of defense for protecting fair elections.
The Election Denier Script Trump’s Judicial Nominees Are Following
With all the chaos coming from the Trump administration, it’s important to remember that it also continues to advance judicial nominees — judges who will serve for the rest of their lives, long after Trump is no longer president.
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Need Trump to Dismantle Democracy, But He Helps
With the “shadow docket” full of appeals from the Trump administration, the term hardly feels over.
How the Supreme Court Gerrymandered the Law to Serve the GOP
In decision after decision, it became clear that the Republican justices have gerrymandered the law to generate a bunch of legal rules that fit pretty neatly into the Republican Party’s preferences.
Trump’s Spat with the Federalist Society Signals a Heightened Threat to the Rule of Law
This squabble may seem like the kind of political theatre we’re used to from Trump, but coupled with other actions by his administration, it signals a new level of intentional attack on the rule of law.
SCOTUS Says Human Rights Should Be Left to the Same ‘Democratic Process’ it Undermined
Justice Roberts’ determination that he will leave policy involving queer people to the “democratic process” is nothing more than a mirage.
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