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/3muds4isodc27This is a real sentence from DOJ's legal filing this weekend: "although ballot mail does not present the same operational issues as cremated remains or replica explosives, it is sensitive mail that raises unique operational considerations."31 Aug 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muds4isodc27https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mude5sfis22gI have a specific request for those of you who follow me on Bluesky: I built Democracy Docket on its own tech stack. That means, signing up takes an extra step. I promise you it’s worth it. If you haven't done, now is the perfect time! If you have, please share this with others. demdock.com/4w6emld30 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mude5sfis22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muddimei422lDemocracy Docket was created to track the legal battles over voting rights more closely than any other news outlet — offering up-to-the-minute information on where things stand for Americans’ access to the ballot. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/this-week-at-democracy-docket-all-the-news-on-the-fight-over-trumps-mail-voting-order-plus-we-revealed-another-election-denial-activist-at-dhs/30 Aug 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muddimei422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mucvlyyab226Donald Trump is trying to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat. Voting laws and rules will be in court every day between now and Election Day. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to get the most up-to-date information and analysis. No both-sides, just the truth. demdock.com/4w6emld30 Aug 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucvlyyab226https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mucoo52xr222NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its opposition late Saturday night to requests from pro-voting groups and several blue states for a federal court to block a final rule that would add new restrictions to mail-in voting. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/the-justice-department-files-its-opposition-to-pro-voting-groups-request-for-a-block-on-a-new-final-rule-to-restrict-mail-voting/30 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucoo52xr222https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mucmibtul223Best in the original German: Befehl ist Befehl. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucmibtul223https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muclezmlv22cHere is Trump's progression: Fake polls➡️Fake voters➡️Fake results➡️Fake winners🟰Real suppression, real lies, real subversion and real violence.30 Aug 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muclezmlv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muckwzoel22vI'm sure NBC will respond appropriately by either paying Trump $16 million or, at a minimum, buying a table at the next fancy dinner honoring him.30 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muckwzoel22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mucfglmqvs2m“It’s not that complicated,” said Marc Elias, the Democratic election lawyer, who said the new policy was a blatant effort to disenfranchise Democrats. “The administration knows that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/politics/mail-voting-trump-midterms-supreme-court.html30 Aug 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucfglmqvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muavg6fqdk2mEveryday someone asks me how they can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld29 Aug 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muavg6fqdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muasxvympk2xI assume what AP means is: "Lies about noncitizen voting are being used by Trump to attack elections his party is set to lose and to set up an authoritarian effort to overturn the results" If so, they should just say that.29 Aug 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muasxvympk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muaopddnwk2dElias Law Group is currently litigating 83 voting and election cases across 42 states + DC. Georgia has the most with 9, followed by Florida, Louisiana, Virginia and DC. The only states with zero: Alaska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming.29 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaopddnwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3muaa7fszgk25My latest about the real risk that Trump is wiling to take down the entire vote by mail system and cause a failed midterm election. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/trump-doesnt-think-mail-in-voting-is-too-big-to-fail-1 https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/trump-doesnt-think-mail-in-voting-is-too-big-to-fail-1?ecid=ACsprvu69ogcNxGhDwWnEX4xJ_ZexkxLDXNe9gwN3Swl5MLYzv8gDDnJmICb36l6yHuPOTE9sHxW&utm_campaign=12114861-Premium%20Membership%20Promo&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_poaiOa32wFZLhnEsyqROf0t63KSgKI8KqBgezGfn7MpVsAMuprDG4KkdsU6np9ptUUvMy4P2H28wf81h41_wzQipLQQ&_hsmi=435852886&utm_content=435861297&utm_source=hs_email29 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaa7fszgk25https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu6maej23k2sI built Democracy Docket on the idea that we should not pretend that there is a middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. If that is the kind of media platform you want to support, subscribe now (free or paid). demdock.com/4w6emld29 Aug 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6maej23k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu6hnf2uvc27NEW EPISODE: The Department of Justice just made a major move to restore a U.S. Postal Service rule that could cripple mail-in voting in the 2026 midterms. I explain this fast-moving litigation, how we got here and what's coming that you're not hearing about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Fu1yRpgps28 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6hnf2uvc27https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu6equkx3k2hIf you are worried about the attacks on our elections and want to stay informed, my advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. I founded it in 2020 to be a fiercely independent source for everything you need to know about what is happening to democracy in court. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld28 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6equkx3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu6dey57ds22🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice asked an appellate court to revoke the temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in Massachusetts preventing the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-appeals-court-order-temporarily-blocking-trumps-attack-on-mail-voting/28 Aug 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6dey57ds22https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu5kslc4mc2cEXCLUSIVE: Online records show that a close Honey associate, who has pushed to ban voting machines and brought a slew of lawsuits that risked disenfranchising large numbers of voters, has quietly been brought into the same DHS office. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/exclusive-another-election-denial-leader-hired-by-dhs-drafted-letter-threatening-states-over-voting-audits/28 Aug 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5kslc4mc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu5f6f3ns22pMy Latest: This week proved once again that the closer we get to elections, the faster courts must move to protect voting rights. https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/the-week-mail-in-voting-was-on-the-clock-128 Aug 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5f6f3ns22phttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu4ibud3zs2eNEW EPISODE: In a major win for free and fair elections, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing key parts of Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order. In this episode, I break down this critical ruling and how it will impact the midterm elections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V7TVJa2mMQ28 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4ibud3zs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu4cwp7cp22q🚨BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing key parts of its new rule restricting mail-in voting Thursday night. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order-again-citing-risk-to-states-and-voters/28 Aug 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4cwp7cp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu4a4vfr622f🚨BREAKING: Federal Court issues temporary restraining order BLOCKING United States Postal Service from implementing key sections of its Trump directed anti-voting rule. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-mail-voting-usps-rule-challenge-state-ags/28 Aug 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4a4vfr622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu47dhu3222tWhile the Supreme Court lifted the block on Trump’s anti-mail voting order, it made no determination on whether the president’s order or the USPS rule was legal – on that score, they said, “time will tell.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-ultimately-wants-the-chaos-states-cant-implement-anti-mail-voting-order-before-midterms-experts-warn/28 Aug 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu47dhu3222thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu3wnsawis24If you were to list the top 1000 real problems in the United States, voter fraud wouldn't be one of them. It’s not even in the top 10,000. Donald Trump made this up in order to make it harder for Democrats to vote and easier for Republicans to cheat.27 Aug 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3wnsawis24https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu3stzctpc2v🚨BREAKING: North Carolina election officials took the first step to comply with the U.S. Postal Service’s new rule implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order — even as the state fights to block the order in federal court. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/facing-time-crunch-north-carolina-takes-first-step-to-comply-with-new-usps-mail-voting-rule-while-fighting-it/27 Aug 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3stzctpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu3mz37pqc2jGOP candidates in crucial swing states want to send law enforcement to the polls in November. It’s a troubling escalation in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s calls to “take over” elections and stop voting fraud he’s repeatedly failed to prove exists. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/taking-cues-from-trump-gop-candidates-push-for-law-enforcement-at-polls/27 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3mz37pqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mu33cmcrk22rDemocracy Docket is tracking: Total Active Cases: 200 Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 39 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 84 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 76 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30 www.democracydocket.com27 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu33cmcrk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mtzrz4tkk22oIf you appreciate the work Democracy Docket has been doing keeping you informed about what is happening to voting and elections in court, please become a free subscriber or premium member. demdock.com/4w6emld Thanks, Marc27 Aug 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzrz4tkk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mtzmo5k62c2lThe claims against Donald Trump's anti-voting executive order and the US Postal Service are now clearly ripe and I am representing the Democratic Party to block it from taking effect. I am realistic about the Supreme Court but I believe we will win!27 Aug 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzmo5k62c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mtzjvsmlk22w🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security privately confessed that it lacked “high confidence” in its claim that more than 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from the state’s top election official. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/dhs-lacks-high-confidence-in-its-pennsylvania-noncitizen-voter-roll-claims/26 Aug 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzjvsmlk22w