Defending Democracy with Marc Elias
Every week, election lawyer Marc Elias interviews lawmakers, policy leaders and changemakers about the problems facing our democracy and how we fix them.
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Is Trump Ignoring Court Orders on Purpose? | Skye Perryman
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ALERT: Whistleblower Exposes Trump's Secret USPS Plan
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Trump's Argument for Blocking Your Ballot Is Absolutely Absurd
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BREAKING: Trump's DOJ Moves to Restore USPS Rule That Could Cripple Your Vote
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ALERT: This is a Major Win For Democracy
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Trump Wants You to Think This Fight is Over. It's Not.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Trump's Attack on Mail Voting
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WTF is USPS Hiding in its New Mail Ballot Rule?
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WARNING: Something Disturbing is Coming to the Midterms
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Trump May Have Finally Found an Attorney General With No Limits
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Trump's DOJ is 0-20
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Trump Is Letting Todd Blanche Crash and Burn
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If We Want Democracy to Survive, We Have to Understand This Distinction
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Election Watch: Your Vote is Trump's Target
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New Jersey Did Not Commit Voter Fraud
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The Pro-Democracy Fight Will Be Won in Inches
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Why Republicans' "Common Sense" Voter ID Law Actually Makes No Sense at All
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Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning
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The Most Consequential Supreme Court Term in a Generation | Expert Panel
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Trump Just Disabled a Key Federal Election Agency Months Before Midterms
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What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong | Brian Tyler Cohen
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The Supreme Court Just Went on Break. Here's Why We Can't.
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Hillary Clinton on the Right-Wing Machine, the Courts and Trump's Corruption
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The Supreme Court Saved Birthright Citizenship — This Time
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VICTORY: We Just Won a Supreme Court Case That Protects Your Mail-in Ballot
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BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump From Killing Your Mail Ballot
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Breaking Down Trump's Plan to Rig 2026 Elections with Nicolle Wallace
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Even Trump's Own Judges Keep Ruling Against Him on Voter Data
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Is Trump Really Just a Mob Boss? | Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade
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The State That Moved Fastest to Gut Black Votes | Rep. Justin Pearson
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3 Ways Trump Is Trying to Steal Your Vote in 2026
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Trump Is Trying to Rig 2026 with a Secret Voter List
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Trump Is Spreading a California Election Lie. Here's the Truth.
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The Supreme Court is About to Decide the Future of Your Vote
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DOJ misconduct, the Supreme Court and Media's Collapse | Harry Litman
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They're Stopping Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund | Skye Perryman
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The GOP Power Grab Is Running Into Unexpected Resistance
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Supreme Court Only Applies Made-Up Rule When It Helps Republicans
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Republicans Release Playbook to Suppress Your Vote in 2026
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Something Dangerous Just Shifted for Democracy — And Trump Allies Noticed
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Hakeem Jeffries on Gerrymander War: "The Empire State Will Strike Back"
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The Supreme Court Just Declared War on Voting Rights. Here's How We Fight Back |...
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Louisiana Suspends Election as Redistricting Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase
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Trump's DOJ Has Stopped Making Sense | Legal AF
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BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act
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Florida GOP Reveals Latest Gerrymander Scheme
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Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Playbook REVEALED
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Don't Let the Media Gaslight You on Democrats' Redistricting Win in Virginia
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The New Rules for the Post-Trump Era | Brian Tyler Cohen
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Republicans Keep Losing Voting Rights Cases
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