Sean Morales-Doyle

Trump’s Anti-Voter Agenda Crystallizes The administration is now the primary threat to election integrity.

Our new report connects the dots showing that the Trump administration has launched a campaign to undermine American elections. bit.ly/46ETsQp

Six Key Moments on the Road to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 As the landmark law turns 60, we trace the historic events that made it a bipartisan reality.

The Voting Rights Act turns 60 today. See how — against all odds — the transformative law came to be:
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The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.

MUST READ >> A new report from @brennancenter.org lays out a coordinated strategy being enacted by the Trump Administration to undermine free, fair, and secure elections using the federal government itself.

Learn more: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

One American’s Struggle to Vote in Texas Voting in the state suddenly became costly and arduous after Senate Bill 1 became law.

As our country celebrates the Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary, Texas lawmakers should be making it easier to vote, not harder. bit.ly/3HeIMgV

Freedom Rider Talks Voting Rights and Being Jailed for Testing Segregation Laws in 1961 The Voting Rights Act, a crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, turns 60 this week. It’s not in good shape.

In 1961, Black and white Freedom Riders traveled together on public transportation in defiance of the South’s segregation laws. Read an illuminating new interview with one of these brave activists: bit.ly/4fsYe5S

The Past, Present, and Future of the Voting Rights Act Experts discuss what remains of the landmark 1965 law after decades of attacks.

60 years ago today, LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act. It has since been gutted by SCOTUS & is on the brink of further destruction. Where do we go from here? Come hear me discuss with historian @alexkeyssar.bsky.social, congresswoman @repnikema.bsky.social & an attorney @nativerights.bsky.social

The Past, Present, and Future of the Voting Rights Act Experts discuss what remains of the landmark 1965 law after decades of attacks.

Just 9 days before the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the 8th Cir dealt another blow to the Act. A day later, @durbin.senate.gov & @warnock.senate.gov re-introed a bill to strengthen it. On 8/19, @repnikema.bsky.social, @alexkeyssar.bsky.social, @nativerights.bsky.social & I will discuss this and more.

The case in question was brought by @nativerights.bsky.social & @campaignlegal.org, who proved in the trial court that ND's redistricting map discriminated against Native voters.

To underscore how wild the theory it is, the 8th Circuit ruling is based on the idea that Congress didn’t really intend to protect any rights when it passed the Voting RIGHTS Act. 🤯

The Voting Rights Act Persists, but So Do Its Adversaries One of the law’s few remaining safeguards is under attack by rogue states, lower federal courts, and a plurality of the Supreme Court.

The stay from SCOTUS means they might take the case up (hopefully to reverse the 8th 🤞). Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas said they would have denied the stay. No big surprise since Gorsuch and Thomas basically invited this fringe theory in their concurrence in a case called Brnovich v DNC.

The Importance of Letting Voters Defend Their Rights in Court Courts have recognized a "private right of action" in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception.

The 8th Circuit had embraced a radical theory that essentially meant voters couldn't sue under the VRA to challenge race discrimination in voting. Historically, Section 2 cases have mostly been brought by private plaintiffs, and DOJ enforcement seems particularly unlikely during the current admin.

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe The full Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear a case that ended the ability of voters in seven states to protect themselves from racially discriminatory voting practices by suing under S...

Today, SCOTUS put a hold on the 8th Circuit's terrible decision in the Turtle Mountain case, which held that private plaintiffs can't sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. This is good news. It revives the VRA at least temporarily while SCOTUS considers whether to take the case.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring Trump to return control of the National Guard to CA Governor Newsom. The order is accompanied by a powerful opinion that affirms the rule of law, separation of powers, and the First Amendment. 1/23

Historians Martha Jones and Kate Masur have filed a critical new brief in the birthright citizenship cases, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy for birthright citizenship unravels the admin's lead justification for its EO.

Read it ⬇️ www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...

They wrote the books (literally) on the push for recognition of black citizenship.

The Guarantee of Birthright Citizenship Experts respond to the executive branch’s attack on a foundational right.

After you read--or better, BEFORE you read--RSVP for this June 12 online event with Martha, Kate, and Erika Lee, where they'll unpack the historical dimensions of the lawsuits surrounding birthright citizenship: brennan.swoogo.com/birthrightci...

What if I told you 2 award-winning historians wrote a timely and harrowing history of birthright citizenship... and just made it available for free?

Check out the latest amicus brief from @katemasur.bsky.social and @marthasjones.bsky.social here: www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...

What North Carolina Can Teach us About the 2026 Elections Sean Morales-Doyle argues that a recent ruling in North Carolina draws an important line in the sand about elections.

As I wrote for TIME this morning, the recent ruling in the NC Supreme Court election contest reaffirms ahead of 2026 that while federal courts have let us down on voting rights a lot lately, they won't be used as tools to subvert election outcomes after the fact: time.com/7287238/nort...

Today, Judge Griffin conceded this election to Justice Riggs, saying he wouldn't appeal the decision. This means we still live in a world where votes are counted according to rules in place during the election and not some new set drawn up by a court after the fact. www.newsday.com/news/nation/...

A federal court ruled Justice Allison Riggs won her election to the NC Sup Ct b/c she got the most votes & you can't "change the rules of the game after it had been played." A state court previously tossed many votes, incl overseas votes of members of our client @usvotefoundation.bsky.social.

The president attending a private dinner followed by a tour of the White House for the largest investors in his crypto business is truly wild, even by today’s standards. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...

"The president has no power to set federal election policy." — Eliza Sweren-Becker
Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm

Court Blocks Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Provision in Voting Executive Order A federal court ruled that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission must halt implementation of the voting and elections executive order's mandate to require documentary proof of citizenship in federal...

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the Election Assistance Commission must temporarily halt implementation of the Trump administration's voting executive order mandating a passport or similar document proving citizenship when registering to vote. This is a big win.

Full opinion here: www.brennancenter.org/media/13927/...

The part of the order the court enjoined could have blocked millions of American citizens from registering to vote. This decision is great news, but we'll keep fighting to get a permanent victory.

We filed this case along with @aclu.org, ACLU-DC, AAJC, @latinojustice.bsky.social, and LDF, on behalf of the @lwvus.bsky.social, NAACP, @apiavote.bsky.social, and OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates.

Screenshot of one page of the court's order

BREAKING: the district court just granted our request to block part of Trump's executive order on voting while our case proceeds! Trump ordered the Election Assistance Commission to require a passport or other similar document to register to vote using the federal form.

Tune in at 9 am ET LIVE on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for this important conversation about Trump’s latest authoritarian power grab.

On @capehart.msnbc.com, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social spoke with @paoramos.bsky.social about why a core part of the executive order on voting and elections, if it were in effect, would put a "burden on people's constitutional right to vote."