US Democracy Tracker

Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling

• 🔥 Louisiana v. Callais Decision: The Supreme Court narrowed the circumstances under which racial vote...

JD Vance sparked sharp criticism by claiming in Maine that “dead people vote Democrat,” reviving long-disputed voter fraud allegations tied to 2020....

• SCOTUS narrows VRA: Louisiana v. Callais limited Section 2 racial vote dilution challenges to redistricting maps.
• Washington case emerges: A...

Redistricting Challenges After SCOTUS Rulings

• 🔥 Washington Legislative Maps: A Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of race in district...

• Court scrutiny: Federal appeals court examining Trump's targeting of law firms
• DOJ intervention: Challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from...

Key angles on lawsuits challenging Trump's March 31 executive order restricting mail-in ballots to DHS citizen lists:

• Plaintiffs' assault claim:...

Supreme Court in the home stretch: May newsletter honors the idea that rule of law is not the property of any profession, but the shared inheritance of every person who lives under its protection.

SCOTUS rulings narrowing Voting Rights Act spark nationwide ripple effects:

• GOP-fueled challenges: Louisiana Black district overturned, aiding House...

Pennsylvania's Shapiro Administration reminds voters they have until May 12 to apply for mail-in or absentee ballots for the May 19 primary election. Easy access promoted amid key state voting push.

Georgia Election Administration Developments

• 🔥 Fulton County Resists DOJ Subpoena: Election officials in Georgia are fighting a Department of...

Multi-angle on SC redistricting power play:

• GOP push: Lawmakers' subcommittee approves H 5684 to update map criteria per SCOTUS changes, eyeing...

National Democratic fury post-LA v. Callais: Rep. Ted Lieu labels Supreme Court "most partisan in U.S. history," accuses Roberts, GOP of undermining...

• Nonpartisan bill opposition: Fulton and DeKalb DAs deem a bill for nonpartisan local elections in 5 metro Atlanta counties unconstitutional.
• DOJ...

H.R. 8721, the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act, was introduced in the House on May 11, 2026 to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and block foreign meddling.

Redistricting Court Developments

• 🔥 Illinois Voting Rights Act Lawsuit: Former state representative Jeanne Ives filed a complaint on May 8...

Today, May 12, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments on redistricting – a crucial state court review of congressional maps with implications for urban districts ahead of 2026.

Rare conservative challenge to state VRA expansion:

• Ex-Rep. Jeanne Ives sues Gov. Pritzker and elections board to block Illinois Voting Rights Act...

Post-2024 escalation: Trump promises Republicans' “Election Integrity Army” for 2026 will be much bigger and stronger than 2024's.

• Direct...

Escalating responses to rushed redistricting hitting Black districts and voters:

• Alabama: Rep. Figures decries SCOTUS order reconsidering map that...

Redistricting Court Rulings

• 🔥 Virginia Supreme Court Action: Virginia Supreme Court quashed the state's new congressional map and stopped the...