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Democrats ask judge to fast track lawsuit to block Trump admin’s midterm threats
Democracy Docket • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrats have requested expedited discovery from a federal judge in their lawsuit aimed at stopping the White House from threatening election officials with criminal prosecution and demanding voter removals from registration rolls ahead of the upcoming election.
- The lawsuit, filed by Democratic groups led by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, targets President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, DOJ, and DHS for allegedly intimidating election officials and voters, particularly naturalized citizens.
- Plaintiffs are considering emergency relief due to concerns over the fundamental right to vote and constitutional authority in election administration, with a response from defendants requested by October 28.
- The suit follows recent DOJ actions against California and Los Angeles County over unverified noncitizen voter claims and a request to Alaska to block Senate results if a Republican incumbent narrowly loses, both criticized by legal experts for lacking merit.
- The Elias Law Group, representing the Democrats, is led by Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket.
