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Can Lawsuits Tame This Rogue Presidency? From Day One of Trump 2.0, the defenders of democracy have turned to the courtroom.

Elias Law Group "is currently handling 85 voting and election cases in forty states [...] with more expected as Trump tries to control and manipulate midterm elections likely to end his grip on Congress."
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As Trump targets elections, states fight back in court | News From The States

The Department of Justice has sued more than 20 states to try to seize their unredacted voter data. Elias Law Group is fighting back in court, state by state.

Elias Law Group's Litigation Chair Lis Frost joined the @statesnewsroom.com podcast to discuss:
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Montana Court Blocks Law Targeting Student Voters  - Elias Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, February 13, a Montana state court granted a preliminary injunction blocking Montana’s House Bill 413, a law that imposed

NEWS: A Montana court struck down a voter suppression law targeting student voters after @eliaslawgroup.bsky.social attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG).

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Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in N.Y. Redistricting Case

"In a statement, Aria Branch, a partner at Elias Law Group, which handles much of Democrats’ redistricting litigation, called the appeal 'premature and improper,' adding: 'New York’s legal machinery is capable of sorting this out without undue federal interference.'”
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Supreme Court of Virginia Clears Path for April 21 Redistricting Referendum - Elias Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of Virginia today confirmed that Virginia's redistricting referendum will proceed as scheduled on

NEWS: The Supreme Court of Virginia today confirmed that Virginia’s redistricting referendum will proceed as scheduled on April 21.

Elias Law Group is proud to represent Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, in this critical case.
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Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of Michigan Voters - Elias Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court today dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to compel Michigan to turn over the

NEWS: A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit demanding Michigan's unredacted voter data.

The ruling was the latest in a string of losses for Trump's DOJ after the Department sued over 20 states to obtain their sensitive voter data.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republican Attempt to Block California’s New Congressional Map  - Elias Law WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency application from the California Republican Party, with the support of the Trump

Victory! Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican attempt to block California's new congressional map, after Elias Law Group attorneys intervened in the lawsuit on behalf of @electdemocrats.bsky.social to defend the map.
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🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al Learn more here.

🚨BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court DENIES Republican effort to block California's new congressional map! VICTORY for our client, the DCCC, and the voters of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...

'There’s something bigger going on': State election chiefs rebuff Trump bid to seize voter rolls Roughly two dozen states have rejected the Trump administration’s request, prompting an unprecedented legal clash between the Justice Department and state election officials.

“The fact that DOJ officials have stated publicly that they expect to see hundreds of thousands of individuals removed from the rolls once they have this [voter] data should set off a red flag," Elias Law Group partner Uzoma Nkwonta told
@politico.com.
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Federal Court Dismisses Republican Challenge to 2020 Census  - Elias Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – A three-judge federal court today dismissed a lawsuit brought by Florida College Republican organizations and U.S. Representative

NEWS: Today, a federal court dismissed a GOP lawsuit challenging the 2020 Census, part of a broader Republican effort to manipulate population counts.

Elias Law Group was proud to represent Florida retirees and students to defend an accurate Census.
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Opinion | I watched Georgia's 2020 recount. Here's what the FBI raid in Fulton County is really about. Jacquelyn Lopez: Courts rejected every attempt by the Trump campaign and the president’s allies to overturn the election results.

"Staying silent while the Trump administration takes matters, and ballots, into its own hands would irreparably harm our democracy."

Elias Law Group partner Jacquelyn Lopez wrote an op-ed for @ms.now about the Fulton County FBI raid, and what it means for the midterms.
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Federal Court Permanently Blocks Additional Provisions of President Trump’s Executive Order on Elections  - Elias Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction blocking additional provisions of President Trump's March 2025 Executive

NEWS: A federal judge BLOCKED two more provisions of President Trump's Executive Order targeting elections.

“Today’s ruling is another decisive victory against President Trump’s unlawful attempt to usurp power over elections,” said Elias Law Group partner Aria Branch.
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'Deeply Disturbing': Trump’s Bid To Run Elections Collides With ICE’s Rampage In Minnesota Officials are warning that states need to be prepared for what happens next.

“You can’t turn your eyes away from what’s happening in Minneapolis."

Elias Law Group Partner Elisabeth Frost spoke to @huffpost.com about the Trump administration's push to seize private voter data, and how it relates to what is happening in Minnesota.
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Bondi presses Minn. for voter data as administration escalates pressure on blue states How the Trump administration is pressuring states to capitulate on several fronts — including voting issues and “sanctuary city” policies — and using officers and agents in the streets as leverage.

“This is how you steal elections," said Elias Law Group Partner Uzoma Nkwonta. "This is the path — taking these lists and then submitting them either to prevent people from voting or after the fact in order to reject the results of an election.”
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The state of voting rights in a critical midterm election year November is closer than it may seem, and you need a lawyer to sort out all-important voting rights battles. Elisabeth Frost joins Equal Time.

With the 2026 midterms approaching, Elias Law Group Litigation Chair Elisabeth Frost joined @rollcall.com's Equal Time podcast to break down what's at stake in the fight for voting rights.
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New York Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Congressional Map

Victory!

"This ruling reaffirms that New York's Constitution provides robust protections against racial vote dilution, and we are proud to have stood with our clients to vindicate those rights," said Elias Law Group Partner Aria Branch.
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🚨 Williams et al v. Board of Elections of the State of New York et al Learn more here.

🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.

Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
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‘Who will stand up and oppose it?’: Trump’s relentless campaign of retribution in his second term From firing lawyers and government officials to pursuing indictments – president has created a culture of vengeance

“The question for the next year isn’t whether Trump will continue his campaign of retribution. He will. The question is who will stand up and oppose it," @marcelias.bsky.social told @theguardian.com.
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Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of 23 Million California Voters

A federal court today dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking to compel California to turn over the sensitive personal information of 23 million registered voters.

Elias Law Group has moved to intervene on behalf of voters and pro-voting organizations in all of the DOJ's voter data lawsuits.

Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of 23 Million California Voters

NEWS: A federal judge today REJECTED the DOJ's lawsuit demanding California's unredacted voter data. This is the first ruling in the DOJ's nationwide campaign to seize voter data.

"This is a landmark victory for voter privacy," said Elias Law Group partner Lali Madduri.
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Trump’s DOJ is using the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls | CNN Politics The Trump administration’s sweeping legal effort to obtain Americans’ sensitive data from states’ voter rolls is now almost entirely reliant upon a Jim Crow-era civil rights law passed to protect Blac...

“The idea that Congress would have envisioned the Civil Rights Act as a catch-all for the DOJ to just demand – full scale, without redactions – all records related to voters in a state [...] is absurd,” Elias Law Group Litigation Chair Lis Frost told @cnn.com. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/p...

Federal Court Rejects Trump DOJ and GOP Challenge to California’s Proposition 50 Congressional Map

NEWS: A federal three-judge panel denied the Trump DOJ and GOP's motion to block California's Prop 50 congressional map.

Elias Law Group is proud to represent the DCCC (@electdemocrats.bsky.social) to defend the will of California voters.
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🚨 McDougle et al v. Nardo et al Learn more here.

@eliaslawgroup.bsky.social is still not tired of winning.😎
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Ten Questions with Marc Elias Double the questions, because our elections are incredibly important

It’s time to start preparing for the mid-term elections. Here’s what you need to know.
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‼️On Today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show‼️

@amandamarcotte.bsky.social of @salon.com
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Check out “Human Rights Hero: Marc Elias: Voting Rights Litigator Extraordinaire and Founder of Democracy Docket,” by Bobbi M. Bittker — featured in Human Rights Magazine, Volume 51, Issue 1/2.
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Opinion | The next attack on free and fair elections won't look like Jan. 6 The U.S. isn't ready for another attempt to undermine elections.

"The Trump Justice Department is engaged in an unprecedented effort to collect sensitive voter data on every single voter in the country [...] I am proud that my law firm is fighting back against these efforts in over twenty states." - @marcelias.bsky.social
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Jon Berkon Named Political Law Chair at Elias Law Group

NEWS: Elias Law Group is pleased to announce that Jon Berkon has assumed the role of Political Law Chair.

"As we head into a crucial election year, the Political Law Group is laser-focused on helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change," said Berkon.
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Elias Law Group Moves to Intervene in All 22 DOJ Voter Data Lawsuits

NEWS: Elias Law Group attorneys have now intervened in all 22 lawsuits filed by the Trump Administration's Department of Justice seeking to seize voters' private information from states across the country.
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Five Questions with Elias Law Partner David Fox . . . about the Supreme Court and your voting rights

Elias Law Group Partner David Fox spoke to @joycewhitevance.bsky.social about the implications of NRSC v. FEC, what goes into preparing for a Supreme Court oral argument, and his experience clerking for Justice Stephen Breyer.
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