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/3munviiektc2eIt has been a hard few days in the fight for democracy. If you want to support the Democracy Docket team, the best thing you can do is to subscribe now. There are free and paid options. It is not on Substack or ActBlue and it doesn't sell your information. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld04 Sep 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3munviiektc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3munovgdjwc2k🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a right-wing group’s request to force Michigan to place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote on the November 2026 ballot. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-denies-right-wing-groups-bid-to-force-michigan-proof-of-citizenship-measure-on-november-ballot/04 Sep 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3munovgdjwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3munms4fxr22k🚨BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court blocked state officials from using Republicans’ new congressional gerrymander in this year’s midterms, after a grueling, nearly year-long battle by voters to have the final say on a map drawn up at Donald Trump’s request. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-supreme-court-greenlights-redistricting-referendum-for-november-ballot/03 Sep 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3munms4fxr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3munh3swmec2cDonald Trump has turned the Postal Service into a tool for voter suppression and DOJ just went to SCOTUS! Tonight at 6 p.m. ET, I'm going live on YouTube to answer your questions about this and everything else that is happening to voting and elections in court.. https://www.youtube.com/live/ET_0p32YFEc03 Sep 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3munh3swmec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mune63e2zk2k🚨BREAKING: DOJ has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary court order against the Postal Service’s new mail voting restriction as the federal government tries to put President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order into effect before the midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-lift-pause-on-mail-voting-restrictions-as-judge-weighs-stronger-block/03 Sep 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mune63e2zk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mumxo6mphk26The Trump administration wants sweeping new mail ballot restrictions to take effect before the midterms. But its own lawyer could not tell the judge Thursday whether the administration’s system is actually ready to launch — much to the judge’s frustration. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-cant-tell-judge-whether-usps-mail-ballot-portal-is-ready-to-launch/03 Sep 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumxo6mphk26https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mumq6i5g4s2o🚨BREAKING: Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before November’s midterm elections. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-is-hiding-efforts-to-implement-anti-mail-voting-order-democrats-tell-court/03 Sep 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumq6i5g4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mumlo2y2wk25🚨Happening Now🚨 https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/mail-voting-live-updates-judge-weighs-fate-of-trumps-anti-voting-executive-order/03 Sep 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumlo2y2wk25https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mumhx4ze722bTonight at 6 p.m. ET, I'm going live on YouTube to answer your questions about the fallout of Donald Trump’s mail-in voting executive order. https://www.youtube.com/live/ET_0p32YFEc03 Sep 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumhx4ze722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mulfgnomys2dWith elections nearing and Trump trying to make it harder for you to vote, accurate information and insightful analysis is more important than ever. I built Democracy Docket for times like this. Subscribe now. demdock.com/4w6emld03 Sep 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulfgnomys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mule7qgv322yPresident Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service risk unleashing “massive chaos and confusion” by implementing expansive mail voting restrictions weeks before the upcoming midterms, a widely respected elections expert said in a new court filing. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/leading-elections-expert-says-trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-will-create-massive-chaos-and-confusion/03 Sep 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mule7qgv322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mul4krwwys23🚨BREAKING: An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its escalating effort to screen state voter rolls for alleged noncitizens, arguing the campaign illegally threatens lawful voters just weeks before the midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-lawsuit-challenges-dhs-over-unverified-noncitizen-voter-roll-claims/02 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul4krwwys23https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mukomsymsk24This is such an important story.👇 Opponents of President Donald Trump’s dangerous executive order restricting mail voting say there’s a simple motivation behind the scheme: Democrats vote by mail more than Republicans. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-use-mail-ballots-more-than-republicans-thats-why-trump-is-attacking-it/02 Sep 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukomsymsk24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mukmsq545k24🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/dhs-chief-says-ice-could-make-arrests-at-polling-places-ignoring-federal-ban/02 Sep 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmsq545k24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mukbhvlvps2iFive years ago today, Elias Law Group opened its doors as a mission-driven law firm dedicated to helping Democrats win elections, protecting the right to vote, and supporting progressive organizations. https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-celebrates-five-years-of-helping-democrats-win-citizens-vote-and-progressives-make-change/02 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukbhvlvps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mukbdhvn222qNEW: House Democrats called on the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general to investigate new whistleblower claims that the agency’s implementation of Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order could unleash chaos and disenfranchise millions of voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-demand-inspector-general-probe-usps-whistleblower-mail-voting-claims/02 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukbdhvn222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muk5mimgwk2fRepublican officials in a major battleground Texas county voted Tuesday to slash Election Day polling locations by 30% for the November midterm elections. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-deliberate-barrier-texas-battleground-county-cuts-30-of-midterm-voting-locations/02 Sep 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk5mimgwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mujxhvtadc22New from me this morning.👇 What the whistleblower and others see as a serious flaw in the system is — I am virtually certain — viewed by the White House as one of its primary virtues. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/t-rump-wanted-a-machine-for-mass-disenfranchisement.-the-postal-service-built-it https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/t-rump-wanted-a-machine-for-mass-disenfranchisement.-the-postal-service-built-it?ecid=ACsprvuhJlog0fPH2e_kRS-rjQHNLgCXvmzGnY0Ta2L_QQ5fcuT6BXJcPs8643nBzp2AkG3y2XGC&utm_campaign=12114861-Premium%20Membership%20Promo&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9GSVM_fMEM_U-11HC7lSlv47dmaqpekI7a-kxKTjn3bTu2irRifo9rUi1s-uPP_97zJ9LW-O7FEfgbAvYdCdWFedHPVw&_hsmi=436790709&utm_content=436790709&utm_source=hs_email02 Sep 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxhvtadc22https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mujwalejak2uWhy did DHS create this website? More importantly, why since Democracy Docket published its story, is it now down? https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/homeland-security-state-citizenship-lists-portal-trump-anti-voting-executive-order/02 Sep 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujwalejak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muix4hfd722yI challenge you to find another site with more in-depth coverage of what is happening right now to democracy in court. Support the Democracy Docket team by subscribing now. demdock.com/4w6emld02 Sep 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muix4hfd722yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muita3tpms2fMy Latest: The Trump administration has a whistleblower — and they’re sounding the alarm about the U.S. Postal Service. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/the-real-scandal-in-the-usps-whistleblower-story-is-hidden-in-a-court-filing-02 Sep 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muita3tpms2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muiqopjmc22w🚨BREAKING: A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/usps-whistleblower-report-bolsters-challenges-to-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order/02 Sep 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiqopjmc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muilhtwxuk2aNEW: Since Democracy Docket broke this news, it appears that DHS has taken down the website. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/homeland-security-state-citizenship-lists-portal-trump-anti-voting-executive-order/01 Sep 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muilhtwxuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muiktovqdk2dState election leaders say they’re largely in the dark on mail voting just weeks away from when many are set to send ballots out to voters. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/as-election-looms-states-are-stuck-in-wait-and-see-mode-on-trump-mail-voting-order/01 Sep 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiktovqdk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muicha525c23NEW: A bombshell whistleblower report alleged that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) brazenly violated multiple court orders to secretly advance President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict mail voting ahead of the upcoming midterms. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/whistleblower-usps-violated-court-orders-advance-trump-mail-voting-attack/01 Sep 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muicha525c23https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mui5l55kuc23🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a new webpage that will help carry out President Donald Trump’s plans to create a national voter registry and shape who can vote in the upcoming midterm elections. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/homeland-security-state-citizenship-lists-portal-trump-anti-voting-executive-order/01 Sep 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui5l55kuc23https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mui4ytv6bc22A bombshell whistleblower report warns of serious flaws in the rush by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order before November, including the potential for thousands of ballots to be rejected due to a single error. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/unforgiving-new-usps-portal-could-reject-10000-mail-ballots-due-to-a-single-error-whistleblower-warns/01 Sep 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui4ytv6bc22https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muhsxmbxps2t🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE: A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4gPp_UHs01 Sep 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhsxmbxps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muhkadc4d22n🚨BREAKING: A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms, even though the order is currently blocked. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/usps-rush-to-implement-trump-order-could-cause-catastrophic-failure-of-mail-voting-whistleblower-claims/01 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhkadc4d22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muhk4gcrsk2o🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration’s ongoing effort to create a national voter registry is an illegal attempt to influence who can vote just weeks before the midterms, a privacy advocacy nonprofit alleged in a new lawsuit Tuesday. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-lawsuit-trump-federal-voter-database-midterms/01 Sep 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhk4gcrsk2o