Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

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Every week, election lawyer Marc Elias interviews lawmakers, policy leaders and changemakers about the problems facing our democracy and how we fix them.... more

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January 27, 2023 North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo
Update: On Feb. 3, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to rehear both cases. Find out more here.

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants the newly red state Supreme Court to rehear two major voting rights cases that they lost last term. Marc and Paige discuss how this is just North Carolina Republicans' latest scheme in its long history of undermining free and fair elections.
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GOP Lawmakers Want Re-do of Partisan Gerrymandering Case After North Carolina Supreme Court Flips
North Carolina Republicans Ask State Supreme Court To Rehear Photo ID Law
Read The Latest Gambit From North Carolina Republicans by Marc Elias
Read: Partisan Control Was on the Line in These State Supreme Court Races by Mac Brower
Shelby County v. Holder
Moore v. Harper
Holmes v. Moore
Community Success Initiative v. Moore
...more
27min
January 20, 2023 The Judiciary Needs Reform feat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
On the 13th anniversary of Citizens United and the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we’re joined by special guest Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to discuss issues facing the judiciary and the network of anti-democratic forces influencing our courts.
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Moore v. Harper Case Page
Merrill v. Milligan Case Page
American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock
Read Sen. Whitehouse’s amicus brief in Moore v. Harper
Read Sen. Whitehouse’s book The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court
Read A Constellation of Anti-Voting Groups Threaten Democracy by Marc Elias
...more
42min
January 14, 2023 Lies, Legislatures and Litigation
Marc and Paige discuss what they expect during upcoming legislative sessions and our new litigation report, with a side of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) shenanigans.
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Alert: New York Senate Passes Bill Removing Line-Warming Ban
Alert: Proof of ID to Vote Amendment Passes Pennsylvania Senate
Alert: Voter Sues Judge Who Dismissed Kari Lake’s Election Contest
2022 Litigation Report: How Republicans Lost and Voters Won in Court
...more
27min
January 10, 2023 Ohio's New Voter Suppression Law
In a bonus episode of Defending Democracy, Marc and Paige discuss Ohio’s new voter suppression law, exactly what it does, why it’s so harmful to voters and the lawsuit already filed challenging it.
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Alert: Ohio Governor Signs Strict Photo ID Bill Into Law
Alert: Ohio Organizations Sue Over State’s New Voter Suppression Law
Lawsuit Over H.B. 458 Case Page
...more
33min
January 06, 2023 New Year, New Maps
On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, House Republicans still can’t elect a Speaker, a federal court issued a victory for voters in South Carolina and we’re gearing up for a new wave of redistricting litigation in 2023.
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Alert: Biden Signs Electoral Count Reform Act Into Law
Read: Naming the Insurrection by Marc Elias
Read: It Is Time to Reform the Electoral Count Act by Marc Elias
Read: How Gerrymandering Helped Republicans Win the House
Alert: Federal Court Strikes Down South Carolina Congressional District
Alert: Texas Lawmakers Prefile Over 70 Election and Voting Bills
...more
34min
December 23, 2022Republicans in Arizona Are Not Okay
In an impromptu episode, Marc and Paige discuss the status of the five Republican election contests in Arizona and Kari Lake's trial. Plus, get Marc’s thoughts on Congress passing the Electoral Count Reform Act in the omnibus spending bill.
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Alert: Arizona Court Dismisses GOP Lawsuit Asking to “Annul” Election Results

Alert: Arizona Judge Dismisses Finchem Election Contest

Alert: Arizona Judge Dismisses Majority of Kari Lake’s Claims in Gubernatorial Election Contest

Alert: Kari Lake’s Governor Election Contest Completes First Day of Trial

Alert: U.S. Senate Passes Electoral Count Reform Act

Read: “It Is Time to Reform the Electoral Count Act” by Marc Elias

Kari Lake’s Governor Election Contest Completes First Day of Trial

Kari Lake’s Governor Election Contest Completes Second Day of Trial

Josh Barnett’s Election Contest Case Page

Mark Finchem’s Election Contest Case Page

Sonny Borrelli’s Election Contest Case Page

Kari Lake’s Election Contest Case Page

Abe Hamadeh's Election Contest Case Page
...more
30min
December 16, 2022 Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023
In the last episode of Defending Democracy of 2022 — and the first episode via podcast — Marc and Paige talk about election challenges in Arizona, how oral argument in Moore v. Harper went, the future of Georgia runoff elections and what to expect in 2023.
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46min

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