A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Tennessee’s signature matching requirement for absentee voters. Plaintiffs argued that Tennessee’s signature verification process violates both their First Amendment and procedural due process rights. As a result, they sought an injunction that would require election officials to provide absentee voters notice and an opportunity to cure any ballot [...]

A federal appeals court has ended the extension for voter registration in Arizona. The original voter registration cutoff date for the presidential election was October 5, 2020. However, due to COVID-19, plaintiffs’ registration efforts were halted because of state-mandated shutdowns. Despite the halt in government, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs did not extend the voter [...]

Washington’s attorney general said Tuesday that Twitter has been ordered to pay the state of Washington $100,000 for violating the state’s campaign finance laws. The state’s complaint alleged that Twitter failed to “maintain and make available for public inspection documents and books of account specifying statutorily required information concerning political advertising sponsored through Twitter’s online [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Melania Trump’s former advisor, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Tuesday for violating a nondisclosure agreement in her new tell-all book. In 2017, after Donald Trump had been elected president, Wolkoff volunteered to serve as an advisor to Melania Trump. Upon assuming this position, Wolkoff was required to sign a Gratuitous [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday blocked Wisconsin’s mail-in-voting deadline extension ahead of the November election In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin extended the deadline for online and mail-in registration by a week and extended the deadline for receipt of ballots to six days after the presidential election. However, [...]

Six men were charged Thursday with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. In early 2020 the FBI became aware of individuals discussing the “violent overthrow of certain government and law-enforcement components.” Both Barry Croft and Adam Fox allegedly agreed to unite others and take violent action against governments they believed were violating the [...]

The Texas Supreme Court blocked a Texas city Wednesday from mailing unsolicited mail-in-ballots to its residents ahead of the November presidential election. In order to mitigate the detrimental effects of COVID-19, states have been adopting new policies and plans to ensure safe voting. Prior to the primaries in July, Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins publicized his [...]

Former US Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys accused Attorney General William Barr of “weaponizing the DOJ in the service of Trump’s personal interests” in an open letter Thursday. The letter expresses concern that Barr intends to manipulate the DOJ’s law enforcement powers to undermine the November election. The letter states that Barr has hinted at [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday granted Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s request to restore COVID-19 restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings. Four counties in Western Pennsylvania sued Wolf arguing that his executive orders issued to combat the COVID-19 pandemic violated their constitutional rights. More specifically, plaintiffs alleged that Wolf and [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday vetoed a bill that sought to give low-income households, regardless of immigration status, $600 for emergency food assistance. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many families throughout the US have been struggling financially. This bill sought to help alleviate that financial burden by using state funding to contract with a [...]