{"id":4189,"date":"2021-08-19T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/?page_id=4189"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:22:42","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><section class=\"curated-featured-posts\">\n\t\t<article class=\"curated-featured-post__full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"curated-featured-post__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/supreme-court-greenlights-alabamas-racial-gerrymander-signaling-free-rein-for-states-to-discriminate\/\" class=\"curated-featured-post__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/topic\/litigation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLitigation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/georgia-law-targeting-democratic-counties-draws-lawsuit-over-political-redlining\/\">\n\t\t\t\tGeorgia law targeting Democratic counties draws lawsuit over \u2018political redlining\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY AUTHOR -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mr-8 curated-featured-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/author\/yuniorivas\">Yunior Rivas<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/topic\/post-election\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost-Election\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/election-deniers-spread-lies-about-californias-slow-vote-counting-textbook-election-fraud\/\">\n\t\t\t\tElection deniers spread lies about California&#8217;s slow vote counting: \u2018Textbook election fraud\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY AUTHOR -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mr-8 curated-featured-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/author\/matt-cohen\">Matt Cohen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/topic\/litigation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLitigation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/supreme-court-lets-states-openly-discriminate-against-black-voters-democrats-voting-advocates-say\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSupreme Court lets states \u2018openly discriminate against Black voters,\u2019 Democrats, voting advocates say\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY AUTHOR -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mr-8 curated-featured-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/author\/jen-rice\">Jen Rice<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"section-header__title\">\n\t\t\tFrom Marc\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/article-type\/from-marc\/\" class=\"section-header__more\" aria-label=\"read more from Marc\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-header__more-desktop\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tread more from Marc\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-header__more-mobile\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tmore\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-featured\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shown is the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/topic\/litigation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLitigation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc__cards wp-block-dc__post-type-opinion\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__cards-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/for-democracy-june-is-the-cruelest-month\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Conservative-SCOTUS-Takeover-WEB-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/for-democracy-june-is-the-cruelest-month\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFor democracy, June is the cruelest month\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/purcell-is-not-a-legal-principle-its-a-double-standard\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Purcell-Clock-WEB-1024x577-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Purcell-Clock-WEB-1024x577-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Purcell-Clock-WEB-1024x577-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Purcell-Clock-WEB-1024x577-1-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/topic\/judiciary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJudiciary\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/purcell-is-not-a-legal-principle-its-a-double-standard\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPurcell is not a legal principle. It&#8217;s a double standard\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__cards-col wp-block-dc__cards-col-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shown is the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCOTUS_AP26056258875469-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/topic\/litigation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLitigation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__cards-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-supreme-court-called-it-chaos-then-what-does-it-call-it-now\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2176481651-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/topic\/redistricting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRedistricting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/the-supreme-court-called-it-chaos-then-what-does-it-call-it-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Supreme Court called it chaos then. What does it call it now?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/democrats-must-gerrymander-to-save-democracy\/\" class=\"wp-block-dc__card-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Redistricting-War-WEB-2048x1154-1-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/topic\/redistricting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRedistricting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/opinion\/democrats-must-gerrymander-to-save-democracy\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDemocrats must gerrymander to save democracy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY DATE FILED AND\/OR DATE DECIDE FOR CASE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end card -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"call-to-action \">\n\t<div class=\"call-to-action__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"call-to-action__eyebrow text--h6\">\n\t\t\t\texclusive news, insights and perks\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"call-to-action__title text--h1\">\n\t\t\t\tBecome a Democracy Docket Member\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__desc\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>The fight for our democracy is happening in courtrooms across the country. 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Our team is closely monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t<a class=\"link--blue alt featured-cases__blurb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">\n\t\t\tView Active Cases\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-wisconsin-01-1.png\" alt=\"Wisconsin\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/wisconsin-legislative-redistricting-challenge\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state\u2019s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-washdc-01-1.png\" alt=\"DC\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/washington-d-c-former-president-donald-trump-indictment\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">United States v. Trump<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-colorado-01-1.png\" alt=\"Colorado\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-primary-challenge\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">Colorado Republican Party v. Griswold<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 \u2014 a proposition that allows unaffiliated&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-wisconsin-01-1.png\" alt=\"Wisconsin\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/wisconsin-absentee-voting-procedures-challenge\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-cases__group\">\n\t<div class=\"feature-cases__blurb\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"feature-cases__blurb-heading text--h4\"> Case Victories<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>These are decided cases that are wins for democracy.<\/p>\n\t\t<a class=\"link--blue alt featured-cases__blurb-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/case-status\/victory\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">\n\t\t\tView case victories\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-arizona-01-1.png\" alt=\"Arizona\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/arizona-secretary-of-state-and-3rd-congressional-district-election-contests\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">Finchem v. Fontes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-cases__case-state\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/icon_state-pennslyvania-01-1.png\" alt=\"Pennsylvania\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/cases\/pennsylvania-act-77-mail-in-voting-challenge\/\" class=\"featured-cases__case-info-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-cases__case-particpants\">Bonner v. Chapman<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc wp-block-dc--standard wp-block-dc--post-type-alerts\">\n\n\t<div class=\"section-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header__title\">\n\t\t\tCOURTROOM UPDATES\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/topic\/litigation\/\" class=\"section-header__more\" aria-label=\"more courtroom updates\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-header__more-desktop\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tmore courtroom updates\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-header__more-mobile\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tmore\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc__cards wp-block-dc__post-type-alerts\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post__list-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/topic\/litigation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLitigation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-dc__card-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/georgia-law-targeting-democratic-counties-draws-lawsuit-over-political-redlining\/\">\n\t\t\t\tGeorgia law targeting Democratic counties draws lawsuit over \u2018political redlining\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-dc__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metro Atlanta district attorneys sued to block a new Georgia law that would strip party labels from district attorney and other local races in five Democratic-leaning counties, arguing the measure is an unconstitutional attack on Black&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-dc__card-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- DISPLAY AUTHOR -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mr-8 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