Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a suit to block Alaska election certification, misusing federal power to override state courts and subvert the election process.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The Trump administration weaponizes bad data and theatrical arrests to disenfranchise California voters, proving that policing the border now means policing the ballot box.
By Alma Cordero ·
While the Justice Department marred its case with poor election timing, L. Louise Lucas cannot excuse using her public office to shield a racketeering enterprise.
By Adele Rutherford ·
By using unverified lists and threats of jail to pressure state election officials, the Trump administration is attempting to seize control of a process the Constitution leaves to the states.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The Justice Department is threatening California officials with prison over an unvetted list of voters, abusing federal authority to bully local workers and suppress the vote.
By Alma Cordero ·
The Justice Department sued California after officials rejected an eleventh-hour thumb drive, but executive ultimatums cannot displace established statutory procedures when tested against the law.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Federal agents searched a sitting congresswoman weeks before an election, testing whether the Department of Justice serves the law or the president.
By Adele Rutherford ·
By weaponizing ten Minnesota election cases, Todd Blanche and the Department of Justice are using procedural theater to build a centralized federal machinery that undermines trust in democratic processes.
By Adele Rutherford ·
CNN and other news organizations ask a federal court to stop Donald Trump from using access as a tool to punish critical reporting.
By Adele Rutherford ·
When Todd Blanche calls critical reporting a national security risk to exclude CNN, he trades constitutional due process for short-term control that will surely haunt his allies tomorrow.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Todd Blanche defended executive bans on news outlets by calling White House access a privilege, but the law forbids laundering viewpoint discrimination through the vocabulary of hospitality.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The Supreme Court stayed a lower ruling to let states use a revamped federal database for voter checks, choosing administrative convenience over statutory limits and voter privacy.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The American state has a recurring habit of offering the public a tidy, closed-loop narrative while the ledger remains stubbornly open.
By Emilio Quesada ·
The American presidency is not a promotional campaign for a casino, and the U.S. Treasury is not a slush fund for voter mobilization.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Joseph diGenova has exited the stage, but the script he was reading remains dangerously in circulation.
By Emilio Quesada ·
The whole performance—the endless talk of “election integrity” emanating from Attorney General Todd Blanche—is a masterclass in misdirection.
By Maya Ellison ·