Marc Elias

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Supreme Court poised to permanently entrench Republican rule The latest move by SCOTUS is a "five alarm fire"

“The Chief Justice made a point of saying that Section 2 continues to apply nationwide, and he and the other justices are going to be held to keep that promise,” Marc Elias explained. “So don’t count out the courts, don’t count out the lawyers arguing in the courts, and don’t count out the voters.”

An excerpt from my latest on Tulsi Gabbard's suggestion that my failure to post on Twitter means I'm under DOJ investigation.

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Texas Democrats Leave the State to Block GOP Congressional Map Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday, activating their emergency plan to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that’s poised to set off a national redistricting battle between red states and blue states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump’s war on Big Law leads firms to retreat from ’pro bono’ work for underdogs Major law firms are scaling back the free work they do for advocacy groups fighting the government in the wake of Donald Trump’s attacks on the profession. Interviews with over 60 lawyers and 30 nonprofits show legal aid groups now have fewer resources to defend the vulnerable.

A shameful display of cowardice by the nation's largest law firms. This article should be required reading in every law school ethics class in the country.

If you are a partner at one of these firms, know that the money will never be enough to wash away the stain. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

An excerpt from my latest on Tulsi Gabbard's suggestion that my failure to post on Twitter means I'm under DOJ investigation.

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Trump’s Chilling Retribution Campaign Poses a Grave Threat to Democracy Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

From the Department of Justices to the most peripheral federal agencies, Trump and his political appointees are weaponizing the bureaucracy to go after hundreds of the president’s political opponents and public officials who attempt to hold him accountable. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...

Yet another example of how legacy media (Washington Post) covers a story versus how Democracy Docket does.

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Marc Elias: An Election War Machine Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 51m

Marc Elias is always worth a listen. Especially this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This is an excellent interview. Well worth watching in its entirety. I’m so grateful for Rep Garcia and Marc Elias. We often feel people aren’t fighting for our country, so it’s important to put the spotlight on those who are standing strong.

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Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pirro -- proving once again he is a vote suppressor through and through. When will the legacy media stop falling for Republicans who falsely claim to be enlightened moderates...

Senate Confirms Election Denying Fox Host as DC US Attorney Senate Confirms Election Denying Fox Host as DC US Attorney

🚨BREAKING: Senate Republicans were undeterred by former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro’s election denialism. They confirmed her nomination to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on Saturday night by a 50-45 vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I wrote about the latest false smear the Trump administration aimed at me and why I am not panicking but I am outraged. It goes out in the morning to Democracy Dockets subscribers (free and premium).

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@marcelias.bsky.social: We "need to tell Republicans that if they take 5 seats, we're going to put 30 seats on the table... When people say to me 'don't bring a knife to a gunfight,' I don't even want to bring a gun to a gunfight. I want to bring missiles to the gunfight."

Trump was a tough guy at 4:51 and was back to being TACO by 6:27!

Senate Dems won, Trump lost. Good job!

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I am baffled by the Washington Post's sanitized framing of this story. The Supreme Court is clearly going to "rule on the law" -- that is what courts do! The news is that SCOTUS signaled that it might gut the VRA entirely.

Compare WaPo and Democracy Docket's headlines. Which source do you trust?

The GOP’s New Voter Suppression Architect Read more here.

Republicans are once again preparing for a critical Senate election in North Carolina. And they are tripling down on their old dirty tricks. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

What the DOJ Is Doing Behind the Scenes Read more here.

If you believe that Trump’s goal is power, then it can, and will, get much, much worse. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

Explainer: Can DOJ Access States’ Voter Data? It's Complicated Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

NEW: You have been reading a lot about the DOJ's effort to collect sensitive voter data. Democracy Docket has broken a lot of the news on this story and now offers this explainer. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/exp...

I have no idea what this even means. The rightwing used to say they needed a "Marc Elias." Lou Dobbs even told Miller to hire me $500m. It's all kinda silly.

Yes, we need to be creative and fight hard, but we don't need a Stephen Miller any more than the other side could create someone like me.

Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

Marc Elias, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers, welcomed any converts to his brand of brass-knuckle politics.

“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket The Epstein Files: What is Donald Trump Hiding? | California Rep. Robert Garcia

Take some time this weekend to listen to my conversation with Rep. Robert Garcia. We discuss how he is leading an effort to get the Epstein Files, the debate over redistricting in blue states and the march toward authoritarianism.

I promise you will learn and enjoy.
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National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans v. Landry Learn about the lawsuits that Democracy Docket is keeping an eye on.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of of the the Greater New Orleans Chapter of the National Jewish Women Council, my law firm has sued Louisiana to block SB 436, the state's new voter registration proof of citizenship law. www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisi...