Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv6fk7lsjc2t🚨VICTORY: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri GOP gerrymander for the 2026 midterms. A huge victory for voters and our clients. I could not be prouder of the Elias Law Group team! https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/missouri-congressional-redistricting-referendum-challenge-onder/10 Sep 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6fk7lsjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv65lqn2w22y“Of course, the Democratic Party wouldn’t sit on its hands. Their ever-present legal pitbull Marc Elias would have a field day. If ICE showed up in an intimidating manner to a voting location, I’d bet that a well-drafted lawsuit would be filed within the hour.” https://democracyproject.org/posts/ice-at-the-polls-not-the-hottest-election-threat10 Sep 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv65lqn2w22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4rwpiqd222As we end another long day, Democracy Docket is tracking three cases in the Supreme Court that could affect the 2026 midterms: USPS mail-in ballot restrictions, Missouri redistricting, and DHS voter lists. My ask is simply this: Support Democracy Docket by subscribing now. demdock.com/4w6emld10 Sep 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4rwpiqd222https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4nlqfn6c2i🚨BREAKING: Opponents of Missouri’s GOP gerrymander asked the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to temporarily block a district court order that has thrown elections into last-minute chaos, with local officials overdue to finalize ballots for the 2026 midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gerrymander-foes-ask-supreme-court-to-block-gop-map-in-missouri/09 Sep 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4nlqfn6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4mclwooc24Election Day is just under two months away. But voters still don’t know for certain whether they will be able to cast their ballots by mail. That question is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/the-supreme-court-could-use-the-purcell-principle-to-save-trumps-attack-on-mail-voting-but-will-it/09 Sep 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4mclwooc24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4letia4s2kA union representing more than 200,000 postal workers alleged that a “catastrophic wholesale non-delivery” of hundreds of thousands of mail ballots will likely occur if states are forced to comply with the Postal Service’s new mail voting rule this November. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/catastrophic-postal-workers-slam-trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-urge-supreme-court-to-uphold-block/09 Sep 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4letia4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4fbc5nc22nNEW: Ohio asked the 6th Circuit to pause a lower court ruling* that blocked a state law requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ohio-asks-6th-circuit-to-lift-pause-on-new-voter-registration-restrictions/09 Sep 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4fbc5nc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv4dew6dlk2wNEW: On behalf of the Democratic Party we have filed in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect mail-in voting from the unprecedented effort by the Trump administration to subvert it.09 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4dew6dlk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv46oe3os22e🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) wants a lower court order against the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) new mail voting rule lifted — even if it means voters would be disenfranchised as a result. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-argues-trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-should-go-into-effect-even-if-voters-are-disenfranchised/09 Sep 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46oe3os22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv45zlqnq22hMy Latest: The Republican Party that does not just tolerate contempt but rewards it. Whether it is to ship migrants to foreign gulags, or rigging elections, the GOP celebrates the disregard for the rule of law and defiance of court orders. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/the-missouri-map-fight-isnt-the-mess-it-looks-like/-09 Sep 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv45zlqnq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv452qkqrk25🚨BREAKING: A nonpartisan network of former military and civilian leaders is warning that hundreds of thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised if a new USPS rule based on the president’s order is allowed to stand. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/thousands-of-overseas-voters-could-be-disenfranchised-by-trump-mail-voting-rule-advocates-warn/09 Sep 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv452qkqrk25https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv43ypjvos24🚨BREAKING: Missouri’s top election official asked a federal district court to shield him from a state supreme court order that he explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for telling local officials to use a gerrymandered election map. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-election-chief-asks-federal-judge-to-shield-him-from-contempt-charges-after-defying-state-supreme-court/09 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv43ypjvos24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv42zle6rk27Good news! https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/court-refuses-to-reinstate-ohio-gops-voting-restriction-during-appeal/09 Sep 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42zle6rk27https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv3w2ba3es2fThe Missouri Supreme Court gave the state’s top election official until 1pm EST Wednesday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating the court’s Sept. 3 order preventing him from using a gerrymandered congressional map. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-election-chief-could-be-held-in-contempt-for-using-gerrymandered-map-amid-dueling-court-orders/09 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3w2ba3es2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv3f7engas22Today will be a pivotal day for Missouri redistricting map. My advice is to pay close attention to: -SCOTUS docket. -What 8th Circuit does. -State Supreme Court.09 Sep 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3f7engas22https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv3b6jaizc2yI have often said that Donald Trump’s plan is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat. Now we know what that will look like in 2026. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here-is-trumps-blueprint-to-rig-the-2026-midterms/09 Sep 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3b6jaizc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv2jxlihq22aAt 11pm ET here is where things stand in Missouri: 1. Federal District Court TRO is being appealed to 8th Circuit. 2. Contempt motion filed in MO Supreme Court. 3. SCOTUS docket👀 My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket for the latest. demdock.com/4w6emld09 Sep 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2jxlihq22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv2egxp74c2dNEW: Missouri’s congressional redistricting fight escalated again Tuesday night as opponents of the GOP gerrymander asked a federal judge to pause his order requiring the map to be used in November — while also taking the fight to a federal appeals court. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-redistricting-fight-erupts-again-referendum-backers/09 Sep 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2egxp74c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mv2abdjdlk2rEMERGENCY EPISODE: The Supreme Court could throw mail voting into chaos just weeks before the midterms, leaving millions of ballots in limbo. I breakdown what's at stake and what it means for voters this fall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3K9ZOa4IvM09 Sep 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2abdjdlk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzzeugt722g🚨VICTORY: Missouri cannot use its gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to wade into a purely state matter. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-big-win-for-voters-supreme-court-wont-revive-missouri-gerrymander-before-midterms/08 Sep 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzzeugt722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzz3c4hg223🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/missouri-congressional-redistricting-referendum-rejection-challenge-von-glahn/08 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzz3c4hg223https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzxir6k7c22LIVE: The Supreme Court could throw mail voting into chaos just weeks before the midterms, leaving millions of ballots in limbo. Join me tonight at 6:15 ET for a live breakdown of the latest with Q&A. https://www.youtube.com/live/y3K9ZOa4IvM08 Sep 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzxir6k7c22https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzv4hfqbk2jNEW: A Minnesota Supreme Court justice raised concerns during oral argument Tuesday that one city’s request to use paper poll books rather than electronic records could disenfranchise thousands of voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/minnesota-justice-warns-electronic-poll-book-conspiracy-theory-could-threaten-voters-ability-to-cast-ballots/08 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzv4hfqbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzr6m62ps24NEW: This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. Democracy Docket decided to share it with everyone because the stakes for this election are too high not to. Premium members always get my exclusive analysis first. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here-is-trumps-blueprint-to-rig-the-2026-midterms/08 Sep 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzr6m62ps24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzk55kmvs27NEW EPISODE: Less than two months before Election Day, I lay out Donald Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms. Watch and share. https://youtu.be/fpRs4GoF378?si=NAjcKIbtLW8r-B8m08 Sep 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzk55kmvs27https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzirmwccs26🚨BREAKING: The USPS Office of Inspector General told Democracy Docket that it has received the whistleblower’s allegations and is reviewing them. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/usps-confirms-internal-probe-into-whistleblowers-mail-voting-allegations/08 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzirmwccs26https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzhe6lk3c2w🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to lift a lower court order and allow it to use a flawed federal immigration database to initiate voter registration purges. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-let-it-use-immigration-database-to-purge-state-voter-rolls/08 Sep 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzhe6lk3c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzehhpynk23After all these years, I'm still living in Ken Cuccinelli's head rent free. At least he calls me "the premier Democratic election lawyer."😂08 Sep 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzehhpynk23https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muzbrd5uzc2cNEW: The U.S. Postal Service’s new mail voting rules overstep the authority granted to it by Congress, pro-voting groups argued in a brief asking a federal appeals court to keep the rule frozen before the upcoming elections https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postal-service-overstepped-its-powers-with-mail-voting-rules-pro-voter-groups-tell-appeals-court/08 Sep 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbrd5uzc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muz57z4dm22bSomeone complained that Democracy Docket has premium content. Here is everything is entirely free: -Website -Daily Docket, On the Docket and Eye on the Right newsletters -YouTube videos -Podcast episodes Subscribing is free. Premium is $10 mo. demdock.com/4w6emld08 Sep 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz57z4dm22b