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146 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
A hearing is set for Nov. 13 to challenge a ballot referendum to protect reproductive rights in the state's constitution, alleging the process was not properly filed and misleading ballot language.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
NPR reports student voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where to register, and advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder of a misunderstanding of those rights.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
A federal judge deferred a ruling in the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California over targeting noncitizen voters and said the government already had a remedy.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
A lawsuit alleges nearly 3,000 Cobb County voters have not received mail ballots and want a judge to order the election board to overnight absentee ballots to make the Nov. 3 deadline.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court allowed a Texas deal with the Justice Dept. on deportation proceedings that immigrant advocates called collusion.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The New York Times reports the Justice Department is stepping up moves on Comey and others as midterm elections near, and that court paperwork bears signs of urgency, typos and unorthodox tactics.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Supreme Court bars judges from pausing deportations while appeals are decided.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Transgender Education Network of Texas heads to court over fake election mailers addressed to Texas children; a Tuesday hearing could help identify who is behind the materials.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Democracy Docket reports Shasta Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis backed the Trump DOJ's California lawsuit and defended the department's unverified sources for identifying alleged noncitizens.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to restore a Biden-era regulation allowing immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings, turning down a request from three cities.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
Truthout reports a long-awaited climate change case finally goes to court in Canada, saying the outcome could prove persuasive in other climate litigation.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Democrats asked a federal judge to halt the Trump administration from interfering in the midterms; the administration demanded California and Washington remove alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A SCOTUSblog analysis says the Supreme Court may soon see another clash over the Trump administration's attempt to prevent noncitizen voting.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
More than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies in the three years after the Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion in 2022, according to a new report.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A new report says more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies in the three years after the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes continues to block Trump from cutting down trees at a D.C. golf course, writing that the court speaks only for the rule of law.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A US federal appeals court rejected a Trump Justice Department move to block California from counting the ballots of 20,000 registered voters it claims are non-citizens.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal appeals court panel denied by a 2-1 vote the Trump administration's request to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The FTC and 20 states have sued Dollar General, the nation's largest dollar-store chain, for overcharging customers, alleging a pattern of inaccurate pricing that affects millions of purchases.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached Illinois printing company Three Z Printing, which the U.S. Postal Service identified as the permit holder.
Source: them (them.us)