Marc E. Elias
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Founder @DemocracyDocket . Chair @EliasLawGroup . My dog's name is Bode.
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There is no reason Trump can't stand trial in September.
There is no reason Trump can't stand trial in October.
There is no reason Trump can't be in trial on Election Day.
There is no const. right to avoid trial because you are running for office.
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Here is my message: Don't believe the cynics. Donald Trump wants you to think there is nothing we can do to protect free and fair election. The truth is that in courtrooms around the country lawyers are fighting for democracy and winning!
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🚨BREAKING: Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit challenging New York law that expands mail-in voting opportunities.
@EliseStefanik
and
@GOP
lose again.
Victory for
@DCCC
and voters in New York!
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House Republicans again proving that their utter stupidity is only outdone by their sheer incompetence.
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🚨BREAKING: Montana Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN multiple voter suppression laws for violating the state constitution. A great victory for our client
@MTDems
and the voters of Montana.
More proof that democracy is on the docket and is winning!
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If Republicans stop gerrymandering and suppressing the vote, we will stop suing them for gerrymandering and suppressing the vote.
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I know people are disappointed by the Supreme Court. But I implore you, don’t give up on the courts. Donald Trump wants you to give up. He wants you to think the system is broken.
We all just need to do what we can to fight for democracy every single day.
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🚨BREAKING: New York Appellate Court DENIES Republican motion to block new vote by mail law. Another defeat for
@EliseStefanik
and the
@GOP
.
Another win for
@DCCC
and the voters of New York!
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The RNC is planning an all out assault on voting rights and free and fair elections. It's going to be a big lift, but my team and I beat them in court before and we will do so again.
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To everyone feeling dispirited and worried about our country tonight, I offer these words on how I view the fight for democracy. It is from a profile on me from two years ago.
I hope it helps you keep up the fight.
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This is what McConnell said about the man he endorsed for president today.
History will remember.
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This tweet has one million views, and only 676 people voted for Donald Trump in today's DC primary that he lost.😂
There is no reason Trump can't stand trial in September.
There is no reason Trump can't stand trial in October.
There is no reason Trump can't be in trial on Election Day.
There is no const. right to avoid trial because you are running for office.
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.
@JasmineForUS
is one of the most effective members of Congress. And you seem like an asshole.
Jasmine Crockett truly has the worst grammar and diction of anyone I've ever heard in Congress. Here she is triggered to respond to Nancy Mace's statements that Hunter Biden exhibited white privilege
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A couple of rules to live by this year:
VOTE FOR Joe Biden and Democrats up and down the ballot.
VOTE AGAINST Trump and the Republicans.
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Every state controlled by Democrats needs to immediately repeal laws allowing for voter challenges. No voter should be disenfranchised because a right wing activist, who they have never met, challenges their right to vote.
@NicolleDWallace
@MSNBC
@DeadlineWH
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In his historic speech today,
@JoeBiden
said:“Trump’s claims about the 2020 election never could stand up in court. Trump lost 60 court cases. Sixty.”
It was actually 64. And I was proud of each one of them!
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS key portion of North Carolina's newly enacted voter suppression law.
Congratulations to ELG clients
@votolatino
,
@DownHome_NC
, the Watauga County Voting Rights Task Force and the voters of North Carolina.
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This is why I fought and beat Trump and his allies 60+ times in 2020. It is why my team fights everyday in courtrooms around the country to ensure free and fair elections in 2024.
Those pushing the Big Lie don't have respect for the 81 million people who voted for my presidency.
That's not democracy. That’s not America.
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🚨BREAKING: DC Circuit 3-0 REJECTS Trump claim of immunity from criminal prosecution.
"We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter."
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🚨BREAKING: Louisiana legislature passes new congressional map with two majority Black districts.
A big victory for ELG, our clients and the citizens of Louisiana!
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Trump will do everything in his power to win the 2024 election. Nothing will be off limits. As desperate as he was after the 2020 election, he is more so this time. He will cross any line, break any rule and violate any norm to return to power.
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There are no moderate Republicans in Congress. Just proud MAGA and scared MAGA.
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Donald Trump is plotting to overthrow American democracy. It is not a secret, and he is not subtle. The only question is whether enough people will care enough to stop it.
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There is no such thing.
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“Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda.”
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It is amazing how Republicans manage to lose so many cases.
🚨BREAKING: New York Appellate Court DENIES Republican motion to block new vote by mail law. Another defeat for
@EliseStefanik
and the
@GOP
.
Another win for
@DCCC
and the voters of New York!
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Here's what I have to tell the North Carolina GOP.
We know what you are up to and you are failing.
Your effort to destroy the election boards failed.
Your effort to pass new voter suppression laws failed.
We will fight you and we will win.
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They hate me because I fight and fear me because I win.
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Put simply, the Court allowed Trump to stay on the ballot in order to avoid an outcome that would raise the “national temperature.” My objection is that Judges should not bend to the will of an insurrectionist simply to placate his supporters.
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Democrats are going to retake the House.
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🚨BREAKING: WI Court of Appeals REJECTS Wisconsin GOP legislature's effort to halt lower could victory in witness address lawsuit. Another victory for my firm, our clients, and the voters of Wisconsin.
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Another reason we need Democrats to win the House in November.
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik won't commit to certifying the 2024 election results
“We will see if this is a legal and valid election,” she says.
2020 was a legal and valid election; Trump’s lawsuits failed; Stefanik (plus 146 Rs) voted to toss Biden electors.
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I was proud help President Biden defeat Trump and his allies in 60+ lawsuits after the 2020 election. Since then I have spent every waking moment speaking out and fighting for free and fair elections.
I started Democracy Docket to help you stay informed
President Biden: On January 6th, insurrectionists placed a dagger at the throat of American democracy. America stood strong, democracy prevailed. While Trump seeks to bury the truth, I will not. Here’s the simplest truth, you can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-America
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The GOP lost two voting cases--just TODAY.
An underreported story is how many cases they file and lose.
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I would expect nothing more from him. He has been a disgrace his entire career. Subservient to Trump is the perfect way to end it.
In remarkable turnaround, Mitch McConnell endorses Trump | AP News
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Republicans know that the only way Trump can win is by making it harder to vote and easier to cheat. That is why this is their top and only priority. They have no other strategy. So, we need to be ready.
@NicolleDWallace
@DeadlineWH
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Republicans think they can suppress the vote without being noticed. Well, I notice. I know where they are suppressing the vote. I know where they are in court. We will fight them and we will win!
Watch
@briantylercohen
and me in this new episode:
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Don't give up hope! Those fighting against democracy want you to think all is lost and the courts can't help.
Tomorrow will be another day and we must all keep hope and determination to fight with everything we have for free and fair elections and victory in Nov. 2024.
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Today the Supreme Court heard a frivolous case to ban medicine. The good news, is that it will dismiss the case for lack of standing. The scandal is that it never should have needed to consider it, except for right-wing judge shopping and the ultra-conservative 5th Circuit.
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🚨BREAKING: In a victory for voters, Court permanently ENJOINS Wisconsin from rejecting absentee ballots based on a witness’s address, if the information provided "allows a reasonable person in the community to identify a location where the witness may be communicated with."
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In a city of 700,000, Donald Trump got 676 votes in the GOP primary. A tough jury pool....
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Don't ever let anyone tell you that we cannot protect voting rights in court. A great victory for my law firm's clients in the case and the voters of Alabama!🥳
Today is Alabama's first election under its new congressional map where Black voters have the opportunity to elect candidates of choice in 2 districts. The map is the result of lawsuits from Black voters who claimed that the prior map violated the VRA.
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My team is protecting voting rights in 55 lawsuits in 19 states. The RNC filed another case against Michigan today. Republicans who were once considered "moderate" are now advancing extreme anti-voting MAGA positions that were considered fringe a few years ago.
It must stop.
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🚨NEW: Moments ago my team filed to intervene to defend Maricopa County against a new voter suppression lawsuit brought by Stephen Miller's group. Proud that Voto Latino and the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans are defending democracy in this fight.
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My law firm is currently in court fighting for free and fair elections in 52 cases across 19 states. Democracy is on the docket.
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I expect Alabama will be sued.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed into law a bill that criminalizes some assistance for absentee ballot voting in the state. Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) says the new law will be in effect for the November 2024 election.
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You should be, we all need to be.
I spent a lot of time reading about project 2025 and now honestly I’m kind of completely freaked out.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court STRIKES DOWN Arizona over suppression law that required proof of citizenship for voting in violation of federal law.
Congratulations to the ELG team, our clients
@MiFamiliaVota
and
@votolatino
, and the citizens of Arizona!
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🚨NEW: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit challenging North Dakota law that allows mail-in ballots that are cast and postmarked on or before Election Day to arrive and be counted up to 13 days after Election Day.
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As I've said before, there are no moderates in the GOP--just proud MAGA and scared MAGA.
A whole bunch of Senate Republicans are in the scared MAGA camp right now.
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You cannot call someone "anti-Trump" if they say they will vote for Trump.
Anti-Trump GOP Gov. Chris Sununu says he’ll support Trump if he’s the Republican nominee:
“Sure…Whoever the Republican nominee I’m going to support him for president. My God, Biden has been a disaster…”
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We cannot give up hope. Dictators rule through hopelessness and Donald Trump is a seller of hopelessness. If Barack Obama wanted hope and change, Trump wants static despair.
We cannot give into that.
@AliciaMenendez
@MichaelSteele
@SymoneDSanders
@MSNBC
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Hey
@ChairmanWhatley
—Please spend every last dime of RNC money on Trump’s legal bills! You don’t need field, voter contact or candidate ads. Just pour it all into his legal bills.
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🚨NEW: Federal Court REJECTS motion by Florida County Supervisors of Elections to dismiss lawsuit challenging new restrictions on third-party voter registration organizations.
Proud my firm is fighting for our clients and Florida voters!
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Heading into the new week, my firm is litigating 55 voting and election cases in 21 states. Democracy is on the docket!
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I am a lifelong Democrat and I too welcome with open arms all Never Again Trumpers.
I’m a Never Trumper. And I welcome with open arms all Never Again Trumpers.
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I am proud to be a thorn in their side, but I am no where near reaching my zenith yet!
"Elias has been a thorn in the Republicans' side for years, reaching his zenith during Trump's presidency."
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Seemingly unspoken in all of this is the fact that an increasing number of potential EV purchasers would simply never purchase a car from a company owned by Elon Musk.
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They hate me because I fight and win.
@Peoples_Pundit
Marc Elias pisses Republicans off because he’s extremely effective and much more intelligent than anything the Republicans have to offer. Republicans hate him because he’s so effective and they lose every time.
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VICTORY!🥳
"Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill creating a new congressional map for the state featuring two majority-Black districts, ending a nearly two year saga over adequate Black representation in the Pelican State."
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This should shut-up the self-declared experts who claim voter suppression laws don't matter. They do and they are killing our democracy.
We must continue to litigate for free and fair elections because it matters to voters and to outcomes.
The difference in turnout between white and nonwhite voters has grown over the last decade, a report finds, and a major contributor appears to be a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
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Ossoff’s bill was cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Angus King (I-Maine), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
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Alt headline: Marc Elias relies on U.S. Constitution to protect voting rights in court: GOP complains.
Marc Elias using ‘fringe’ theories to sow 2024 chaos: Election expert
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Years from now, when this moment has passed, your grandchildren will not ask what you did when the economy was at stake.
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In case you missed it last night. Great news!
BREAKING: In a win for voters, federal court temporarily blocks a North Carolina law that would toss out ballots from some voters who register on Election Day and wouldn't notify voters of the rejection. The law won't be in effect during the March primary.
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My firm is currently litigating 49 voting and election cases in 18 states. I expect to add at least two more next week.
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Let me be clear: If NY counties ignore the law and fail to provide legally mandated on-campus voting, they will be sued.
Don't believe me? Ask Dutchess County how it worked out for them at Vassar in 2022.
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It is up to each of us to do everything we can to protect democracy.
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There are many things Trump says that are evil.
There are many things Trump says that are wrong.
Then there are the things he says that are just insane.
Saying
@JoeBiden
is a threat to democracy is insane.
Biden is pro-democracy president and we all need to support him.
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Congratulations to the ELG team who fought for a legal map in Louisiana and won!
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BREAKING: Louisiana Governor
@LAGovJeffLandry
Approves New Congressional Map with Additional Majority-Black District.
Read more from
@EliasLawGroup
partner
@Abha_Khanna_
, who served as lead counsel for the voters who successfully challenged the old map:
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MAGA is completely freaking out over this.
In a city of 700,000, Donald Trump got 676 votes in the GOP primary. A tough jury pool....
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The next time someone tells you that there is no point fighting against voter suppression in court, point them to this.
"In a year that saw 146 separate court orders across 34 states, pro-democracy forces won more than twice as many times as they lost."
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My take➡️The Court allowed Trump to stay on the ballot in order to avoid an outcome that would raise the 'national temperature.' My objection is that Judges should not bend to the will of an insurrectionist simply to placate his supporters.
Subscribe now:
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The next wave of Republican attacks on our elections is coming, in fact it may have already begun. We know it will be ruthless and shameless. Trump is admitting it will also be violent.
Trump: Now, If I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country.
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NEW: Last night, my team filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit against True the Vote over the mass challenges of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters. We are proud to continue to represent
@fairfightaction
in this crucial case for voters and voting rights.
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Further evidence of the GOP plan to infiltrate election offices with election deniers and subvert the results in November.
RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump says they will now be recruiting & training people to get jobs as poll workers who handle & count ballots, and says Trump will end early and mail-in voting in America if elected.
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It is 296 days until Election Day 2024 and my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 18 states. I expect more soon.
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Make no mistake: Ronna McDaniel is out of a job because Donald Trump wanted a better vote suppressor and more aggressive election denier. That is why they ditched Ronna and went with Michael Whatley.
@AliciaMenendez
@MichaelSteele
@SymoneDSanders
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"Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow." - Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Trump says AG James is the reason why Exxon left New York and moved to Texas. Exxon moved to Texas in 1989
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Democracy is also on the docket.
President Biden: Today I make this sacred pledge to you. The defense of American democracy will remain the central cause of my presidency. Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot
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Judge Pauley died in 2021. So, if he slammed anyone in court today that would be really big news.
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My law firm is currently in court fighting for free and fair elections in 52 cases across 19 states. I expect at least more to be added this week.
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A very important win for Michigan going into election season!
BREAKING: Federal court rules that Michigan does not have to provide voter roll maintenance records to a right-wing group. The group claimed that Michigan failed to maintain accurate voter rolls and that thousands of voters should be purged from the lists.
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🚨BREAKING: After Louisiana legislature enacts a new congressional map containing two majority-Black districts in compliance with court order, white voters file a new lawsuit challenging it.
I would say it's unbelievable, but it's entirely predictable.
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