@wendyweiser.bsky.social
NJ voters: your election officials, law enforcement, and community members are working hard to ensure your elections are free, fair, safe and secure. You can vote with confidence!!
Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today’s Election.
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NJ voters: your election officials, law enforcement, and community members are working hard to ensure your elections are free, fair, safe and secure. You can vote with confidence!!
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President Trump is using the Justice Department as a weapon against his political enemies. Today NY Attorney General Letitia James was indicted after the president demanded her prosecution. Yesterday James Comey pled not guilty to charges brought against him at the president's request. 1/2
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
President Trump is using the Justice Department as a weapon against his political enemies. Today NY Attorney General Letitia James was indicted after the president demanded her prosecution. Yesterday James Comey pled not guilty to charges brought against him at the president's request. 1/2
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The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB
Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information
The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.
www.brennancenter.org
September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB
Keep track of the actions the Trump Administration is taking to undermine elections here: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections
Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Keep track of the actions the Trump Administration is taking to undermine elections here: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Read @ariberman.bsky.social on the ways in which the Trump Administration is laying the foundation to threaten the 2026 election.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Read @ariberman.bsky.social on the ways in which the Trump Administration is laying the foundation to threaten the 2026 election.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“[Trump’s] proposed census shake-up threatens to destabilize this process for partisan political gain. . . . We know this playbook because Trump tried and failed to exploit the census along these lines last time he was in office.” — @wendyweiser.bsky.social and @tomtmwolf.bsky.social
Don’t debase the census
Meddling in the census fits into the Trump administration’s broader efforts to manipulate data and institutions to skew elections in his party’s favor.
contrarian.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“[Trump’s] proposed census shake-up threatens to destabilize this process for partisan political gain. . . . We know this playbook because Trump tried and failed to exploit the census along these lines last time he was in office.” — @wendyweiser.bsky.social and @tomtmwolf.bsky.social
Did the WaPo editorial board seriously suggest that Congress abolishing the filibuster (its own rule) to pass election legislation within its constitutional authority is similar to the president taking over elections without any constitutional authority? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Everyone loses when the federal government runs elections
Trump’s promised executive order on mail-in voting won’t have teeth.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Did the WaPo editorial board seriously suggest that Congress abolishing the filibuster (its own rule) to pass election legislation within its constitutional authority is similar to the president taking over elections without any constitutional authority? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump's proposed executive order on elections is flatly illegal & unconstitutional. Presidents have no lawful role in running elections. Only the states and Congress do. Courts have already rejected his prior elections EO on this basis. This claim of authority to take over elections is chilling.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.
August 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump's proposed executive order on elections is flatly illegal & unconstitutional. Presidents have no lawful role in running elections. Only the states and Congress do. Courts have already rejected his prior elections EO on this basis. This claim of authority to take over elections is chilling.
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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...
Learn more: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
www.brennancenter.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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...
Learn more: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
New curtain raiser on the Trump Administration's concerted efforts to undermine elections. While attacks on elections are (sadly) not new, the effort to mobilize the power of the federal govt in service of those attacks is very new & very dangerous. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
www.brennancenter.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
New curtain raiser on the Trump Administration's concerted efforts to undermine elections. While attacks on elections are (sadly) not new, the effort to mobilize the power of the federal govt in service of those attacks is very new & very dangerous. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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"There are voters like me who followed the rules, provided all the information election officials asked for when they registered to vote…. Please, do not remove the voices of registered North Carolina voters." - Mary Kay Heling, North Carolina voter www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
North Carolinians Go to Court to Protect Their Right to Vote
In the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the state board of elections over the voter rolls, hundreds of thousands of voters are at risk of disenfranchisement.
www.brennancenter.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"There are voters like me who followed the rules, provided all the information election officials asked for when they registered to vote…. Please, do not remove the voices of registered North Carolina voters." - Mary Kay Heling, North Carolina voter www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
www.brennancenter.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
www.brennancenter.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just “had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
www.brennancenter.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just “had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong.
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
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The court’s ruling does, however, seriously weaken the tools available to federal courts to enforce adherence to the law. In that way, it has emboldened executive abuse of power.
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The court’s ruling does, however, seriously weaken the tools available to federal courts to enforce adherence to the law. In that way, it has emboldened executive abuse of power.
Great thread. Agree this is madness. Let’s not underestimate the ability of litigants to craft effective new strategies to protect every person’s citizenship
rights.
rights.
FIRST OPINION: TRUMP V CASA
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
June 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Great thread. Agree this is madness. Let’s not underestimate the ability of litigants to craft effective new strategies to protect every person’s citizenship
rights.
rights.
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FIRST OPINION: TRUMP V CASA
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
June 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
FIRST OPINION: TRUMP V CASA
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
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It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
Bonus 136: Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Class Actions
If those who oppose non-plaintiff-specific relief are doing so on principle and not just politics, they should support more robust nationwide class action suits against the federal government.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
Remember that the EO purporting to limit birthright citizenship is just as unconstitutional today as it was yesterday. The constitution makes clear that babies born in the U.S. are American citizens. Period.
June 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Remember that the EO purporting to limit birthright citizenship is just as unconstitutional today as it was yesterday. The constitution makes clear that babies born in the U.S. are American citizens. Period.
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The Brennan Center for Justice is horrified and saddened by today’s shootings in Minnesota. We’re thinking about the victims and their families. 1/3
June 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Brennan Center for Justice is horrified and saddened by today’s shootings in Minnesota. We’re thinking about the victims and their families. 1/3
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Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID
June 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID
This is one of the most significant & alarming takeaways from yesterday's SCOTUS argument in the birthright citizenship case: the Solicitor General of the US asserted that the administration does not always have to follow the decisions of federal appeals courts. www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
Amy Coney Barrett confronts Trump admin lawyer on respecting court rulings
Barrett questioned D. John Sauer about his claim the administration will "generally" follow court rulings.
www.newsweek.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is one of the most significant & alarming takeaways from yesterday's SCOTUS argument in the birthright citizenship case: the Solicitor General of the US asserted that the administration does not always have to follow the decisions of federal appeals courts. www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
All presidents, including Trump, swear an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution as they take office. There is no question that the president is required to uphold it. www.google.com/search?q=vid...
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May 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
All presidents, including Trump, swear an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution as they take office. There is no question that the president is required to uphold it. www.google.com/search?q=vid...
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Vanita Gupta and Peter Keisler, top DOJ officials under Biden and G.W. Bush, point to the damage done by law firms' deals with the Trump administration. thehill.com/opinion/judi...
thehill.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Vanita Gupta and Peter Keisler, top DOJ officials under Biden and G.W. Bush, point to the damage done by law firms' deals with the Trump administration. thehill.com/opinion/judi...