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/3mlokhjppsc2l🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it is deploying staff — including “poll watchers” and “election observers” — to at least 17 states in what it calls a nationwide “election integrity” operation ahead of the 2026 midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-launch-election-monitoring-operation-in-17-states-ahead-of-midterms/12 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokhjppsc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mloixh2c5c2u🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying troops or federal agents to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, he said in comments to journalists Tuesday. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/anything-necessary-trump-wont-rule-out-sending-troops-to-polls/12 May 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloixh2c5c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlohkz4ki22gIn case you thought there was no way to both sides what is happening right now, never count the Post out.12 May 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlohkz4ki22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlog2fikjc2gThe Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three challenges to a Republican gerrymander that aims to not only flip a congressional seat to the GOP, but also to override the will of Missouri voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-supreme-court-hears-challenges-to-gop-gerrymander/12 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlog2fikjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlofd6efoc2gI was a defendant in Trump’s frivolous lawsuit. I did not settle. I did not compromise. I did not stop speaking out. We fought and won. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofd6efoc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mloccfey422cIn case you are wondering how DOJ is doing in court.12 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloccfey422chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlobhcd3ws2kVirginia Bill of Rights👀 "whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal."12 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlobhcd3ws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mloar42em22tLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/louisiana-governor-discarding-45000-votes-not-a-big-deal-and-not-my-fault/12 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloar42em22thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlnxxm6izs24Tennessee’s congressional gerrymander, which wiped out the state’s only Black-majority district, has drawn another lawsuit. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tennessee-gerrymander-unlawfully-targeted-black-voters-new-lawsuit-claims/12 May 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxxm6izs24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlnwrlwas22mHere is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 160 Active Redistricting Cases: 46 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com12 May 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwrlwas22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlmtkzsx4s2cIf you are looking to help me in the fight for free and fair elections, I have one request -- subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/anchor-mebluesky12 May 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmtkzsx4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlmc2pyqec2yTomorrow I will be writing about the Supreme Court's new rule for deciding redistricting cases: Purcell for me but not for thee. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. You won't want to miss this. bit.ly/4qmEiFz11 May 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmc2pyqec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlmbkqz5f22jThe foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department/11 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmbkqz5f22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlmb6jbnnc2a🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-greenlights-11th-hour-alabama-redistricting-plan-for-2026-election/11 May 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmb6jbnnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlm7t2r6wc2uNEW: Democracy Docket's YouTube channel now has more than 700,000 subscribers! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/democracydocket11 May 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm7t2r6wc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mllutwecqs27Proud of the Elias Law Group team! https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/montana-court-blocks-republican-backed-attack-on-election-day-registration/11 May 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllutwecqs27https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mllujvs5z22b🚨BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that he’s confident Democrats will still win back the House of Representatives, despite Republicans now being poised to come out ahead in President Donald Trump’s redistricting war. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/hakeem-jeffries-democrats-house-majority-republican-gerrymandering/11 May 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllujvs5z22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlltdquemc2pNEW EPISODE: Supreme Court rulings don't just shape the law, they can also change what becomes acceptable in American politics. The most dangerous part of the Callais ruling isn't just the legal outcome, it's the cultural message it sent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF1cZrQV1Js11 May 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlltdquemc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mllk7yuyo22s🚨BREAKING: Montana Court BLOCKS law reducing the window to register and vote in one trip to the polls on Election Day from thirteen hours to just five hours. Another victory for Elias Law Group, its clients and Montana voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/montana-voter-suppression-laws-challenge/11 May 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllk7yuyo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlljgh5efs26The Republican Party has become a collection of arsonists targeting every part of civil society, liberalism and democracy. What unites them all, however, is corrupting the electoral process. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department/11 May 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljgh5efs26https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mllf7wqt5c25As the new week begins, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 45 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 80 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com11 May 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllf7wqt5c25https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlk7ujmrxs2oIf you want to help me in the fight for free and fair elections, subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz11 May 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk7ujmrxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mljokk2bwk2yThe foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-gop-lit-the-match-the-supreme-court-banned-the-fire-department/10 May 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljokk2bwk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mljnt6u5vs2jWith our team of 60 lawyers, Elias Law Group is currently litigating 85 voting and election cases in 43 states plus DC. Perhaps someone should ask the law firms with thousands of lawyers how many pro-democracy cases they are handling. For most, the answer is zero.10 May 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljnt6u5vs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mljjjb3nmk23I defeated Trump and his allies more than 60 times in court when he tried to steal the 2020 election. When Trump sued me for RICO in 2022, I didn't settle. I fought and won. He and the GOP hate me because I fight. They fear me because I win.10 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljjjb3nmk23https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mljgup5zhc2vTrump's latest attack on me is as unhinged as ever. I wear his scorn as a badge of honor. If you want to help me in the fight for free and fair elections (and really piss off Trump), subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz10 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljgup5zhc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mljci26pis2hI often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.10 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljci26pis2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlj2n72n6k26Responding to a question on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” about whether he supported adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court in lieu of its ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, Sen. Cory Booker responded: “There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over,” the court. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/sen-cory-booker-theres-a-corrupt-shadow-hanging-over-the-supreme-court/10 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj2n72n6k26https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlhbfcrges2zIf you want to help me in the fight for free and fair elections, subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz09 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhbfcrges2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mlgz5gxihk2eU.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-used-faulty-racial-voter-turnout-data-to-shred-voting-rights-act-in-recent-ruling/09 May 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgz5gxihk2e