American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 26, 2026In SOTU Speech, Trump Pushes ‘SAVE America Act', Voter ID, Proof of Citizenship and Ending Mail-In Ballots; Repeats Debunked Noncitizen Voting Claims In his State of the Union address to Congress, President Donald Trump pushed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, now before the U.S. Senate and unlikely to pass.  But to justify it, he repeated his unfounded claims of widespread noncitizen voting.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Associated Press - Full Transcript of President Trump's State of the Union Speech PBS News Hour - Video of President Trump's State of the Union Speech  U.S. Congress - H.R.7296 - SAVE America ActBrennan Center for Justice - New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From VotingRelated ADM Reports:American Democracy Minute - An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.American Democracy Minute - Americans Like Voting Early, and Other Lessons from the 2024 Election U.S. Election Assistance Commission Follow Up ReportRock the Vote - The State of the Union: An ExplainerGroups Taking Action:Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights,  ACLURegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SAVEAmericaAct #DonaldTrump #VoterSuppression #VoterID #NoncitizenVoting #FactChecking

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 25, 2026Fairer Utah Congressional Map Likely Here to Stay, as Federal Court Panel Rejects GOP AppealWe're back in Utah today, where on February 23rd a federal district court panel rejected a GOP appeal to court-chosen fair congressional districts.  Another GOP appeal failed in the Utah Supreme Court just last week.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. District Court for Utah (via Utah News Dispatch) - Gardner v. Henderson Utah News Dispatch - Redistricting: Federal panel denies bid to overturn Utah's court-ordered congressional mapCampaign Legal Center - Federal Court Upholds Right to Fair Congressional Map in Utah Related ADM Reports:American Democracy Minute - Utah Supreme Court Rejects GOP Appeal; Fairer Map Stands. In VA, Same Judge, Different Objection to Ballot Measure to Authorize Redistricting American Democracy Minute - Polls Show Most Utah Voters Want to Protect Their Fair Redistricting Amendment, But Another GOP-Backed Ballot Initiative Aims to Repeal ItAmerican Democracy Minute - (Dec. 2025) Utah Judge Who Struck Down ‘Extreme Gerrymander' Threatened with Impeachment and Violence; Florida Redistricting Starts Dec. 4 Groups Taking Action:Mormon Women for Ethical Government, League of Women Voters UT,  Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Utah #UtahRedistricting #FairMaps #LWV #MWEG #CampaignLegalCenter

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 24, 2026‘These are The Times that Try Men's Souls' About Which the Founders' Warned, Former Appeals Court Judge J. Michael Luttig Says in Speech In a February 17th speech before the New York City Bar Association, retired 4th Circuit Appeals Court Judge J. Michael Luttig cited several of America's founders, who anticipated demagogues who might try to dismantle the republic.  But he also spoke of the country's resilience in the face of such attacks.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:New York City Bar Association - Speech by Judge J. Michael LuttigNew York City Bar Association - Transcript of Remarks of Hon. J. Michael Luttig on Receiving Honorary Membership (Includes footnotes for quotations of America's founders)Groups Taking Action:New York City Bar, American Bar Association, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #JMichaelLuttig #NewYorkCityBar #AmericanDemocracy #DonaldTrump

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 23, 2026Utah Supreme Court Rejects GOP Appeal; Fairer Map Stands. In VA, Same Judge, Different Objection to Ballot Measure to Authorize RedistrictingThe Utah Supreme Court dismissed a GOP appeal of a lower-court's congressional district map, and a Virginia county judge who ruled against a redistricting ballot measure but overruled by the Virginia Supreme Court, has struck again.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Utah News Dispatch - Utah Supreme Court rejects Legislature's redistricting appeal; court-ordered map still stands SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH - LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF UTAH vs. UTAH STATE LEGISLATUREUtah News Dispatch - In new redistricting lawsuit, federal panel weighs whether to overturn Utah's court-ordered mapVirginia Mercury - Court halts April 21 redistricting vote, siding with RNC and GOP lawmakers Circuit Court of Tazewell County (via Virginia Mercury)  -  RNC v. KoskiRelated ADM Reports:American Democracy Minute - Another Big Week in the Utah Legislature's Attempt to Overturn Proposition 4 and Court-Ordered Fair Congressional District MapsAmerican Democracy Minute - Democrats in Virginia & Maryland Race to Match GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Seats, But It's Far From a Done Deal.Groups Taking Action:League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical GovernmentRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State Please follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VirginaRedistricting #UtahRedistricting #Virgina #Utah #FairMaps #PartisanGerrymandering #TrumpGerrymandering #2026Midterm

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 20, 2026Does Alabama's U.S. Senator and Gubernatorial Candidate Tommy Tuberville Actually Live in Alabama?  It's Not a Ridiculous Question.Does Alabama's senior U.S. Senator and candidate for governor Tommy Tuberville actually live in Alabama?  The question is not as far-fetched as it seems. One of Tuberville's Republican rivals in the state gubernatorial race  alleges Tuberville lives most of his time at his multi-million dollar home in Santa Rosa Beach …. Florida.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:AL.com - Republican rival cites Tuberville's flights to Florida in Alabama residency challengeWashington Post - (2023) Tommy Tuberville: Florida's third senator?Alabama Reflector - Alabama GOP dismisses residency challenges against Tommy Tuberville, John WahlAlabama Secretary of State - Minimum Qualifications for Public Office Alabama Constitution via BallotPedia - Article V, Sec. 117. Qualifications of governor and lieutenant governor; lieu- tenant governor ex officio president of senate.Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TommyTuberville #USSenate #ResidencyRequirements #Alabama #AlabamaConstitution #Florida

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 19, 2026With U.S. Supreme Court Support for the Voting Rights Act Disappearing, the Maryland Assembly Considers the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has steadily gutted Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters in recent decades.  With few protections left, and a pending decision likely to make it worse, nine states have passed state VRAs.  The Maryland Senate just advanced a portion of the Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:MDVRA - About the Maryland Voting Rights Act NAACP Legal Defense Fund - The Maryland Voting Rights Act (MDVRA)Maryland Assembly -  SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal CorporationsMaryland Assembly - HB 219 - Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and SuppressionMaryland Assembly - HB 584 Clean Maryland Democracy Amendment National Conference of State Legislatures - State Voting Rights ActsNAACP Legal Defense Fund - State Voting Rights Acts with Summary for Each StateGroups Taking Action:MDVRA, Legal Defense Fund, Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause MDRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #StateVRA #MDVRA #VotingRightsAct #VotingRights #Maryland

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 18, 2026Democrats in Virginia & Maryland Race to Match GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Seats, But It's Far From a Done Deal.An effort in Virginia and Maryland to match GOP-gerrymandered congressional seats in Texas and other states continues.  A state supreme court decision in Virginia will allow a ballot measure to go to the voters, but Maryland's efforts have met opposition in the state senate.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Virginia Mercury - (Jan. 27) Virginia court strikes down redistricting amendment headed for April ballotVirginia Mercury - Supreme Court of Virginia greenlights redistricting referendumVirginia Supreme Court  -  Order in Scott v. McDougal Rep. Jamie Raskin - Rep. Jamie Raskin's Letter to the Maryland General Assembly on the New Congressional MapPolitico - How Maryland Democrats are thwarting Wes Moore's political ambitionsWBAL - Hakeem Jeffries to Bill Ferguson: 'Allow democracy to prevail' on redistricting in MarylandMaryland Matters - Moore to set aside redistricting, focus on core goals in State of the State Past ADM Reports on this Topic:American Democracy Minute - (Jan 21) Redistricting Updates: CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH's Bill Doomed, MD Stalemated American Democracy Minute - (Jan 29) Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of FeloniesAmerican Democracy Minute - (Feb. 6) Without Comment, the U.S. Supreme Court Allows California Prop 50 Maps. What's the Next Battle in the Gerrymandering Wars?#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #MidDecadeRedistricting #TrumpGerrymandering #PartisanGerrymandering #Virginia #Maryland #WesMoore #BallotMeasure

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 17, 2026Another Big Week in the Utah Legislature's Attempt to Overturn Proposition 4 and Court-Ordered Fair Congressional District MapsIt's a big week in the ongoing attempt by the Utah legislature to do an end run around the voter-approved  Proposition 4 fair redistricting amendment.  Signatures required for putting a repeal of the amendment before voters were due Feb. 15th, and a GOP appeal reaches federal district court Feb. 18th.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The American Redistricting Project - Powers Gardner, et al. v. Lt. Governor Deidre HendersonCampaign Lega Center - League of Women Voters, Mormon Women for Ethical Government Move to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Utah's Fair Congressional MapUtah News Dispatch - Utah's redistricting fight heads to federal court; anti-gerrymandering plaintiffs ask to interveneUS District Court for Utah - GOP Challenge to Utah Congressional DistrictsSalt Lake Tribune - Prop 4: Fate of GOP bid to repeal Utah's gerrymandering ban still unclear in final daysPast Reports:American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025)  Utah Judge Rejects Legislature's Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution Instead American Democracy Minute - (Jan, 2026) Utah Judge Allows Legislature to Appeal Replacement Fair Congressional MapAmerican Democracy Minute - (Jan, 2026) Polls Show Most Utah Voters Want to Protect Their Fair Redistricting Amendment, But Another GOP-Backed Ballot Initiative Aims to Repeal ItGroups Taking Action:League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical GovernmentFind all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #Utah #Legislature #Gerrymandering #FairMaps #Proposition4 #BetterBoundaries

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 16, 2026Can President Trump Mandate Voter ID for the Midterms?  He May Try, But the U.S. Constitution Says He Doesn't Have the Authority.In a social media post February 13th, President Donald Trump threatened an executive order mandating voter ID for the 2026 midterm elections, “whether approved by Congress or not!”  He may try, but the U.S. Constitution says he doesn't have the authority.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.President Donald Trump - Truth Social Post Claiming He Would Require Voter ID The Hill - Trump floats executive order on voter ID if SAVE Act stalls in SenateAmerican Democracy Minute - It's Groundhog Day All Over Again:  Trump Executive Order on Elections Loses Again on Constitutional GroundsThe U.S. Constitution - Article I, Section 4 Congress, Clause 1 Elections ClauseThe Brookings Institution - Does President Trump have the authority to ‘nationalize' voting? Groups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters US, National Partnership for New AmericansRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #TrumpExecutiveOrders #VoterID #VoterSuppression #NoncitizenVoting

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 13, 2026An Amped Up SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, Passes the U.S. House and Heads to the Senate. Its Restrictions Could Disenfranchise Millions.Last year's version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act, died in the U.S. Senate.  This year's versions, the SAVE America Act and the Make Elections Great Again, or MEGA Act, are even more restrictive.  The SAVE America Act just passed the U.S. House.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2025) Bill Which Could Disenfranchise Millions, the SAVE Act, Passes the U.S. House; Unlikely to Pass the SenateBrennan Center for Justice - New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From VotingCampaign Legal Center - What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act US Congress - H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act US Congress - H.R.7300 - Make Elections Great Again ActThe Cato Institute - “MEGA” Bill Supersizes the Federal Government's Role in Election Administration WGME - Fact Check Team: MEGA Act vs. SAVE Act, the latest push for stricter voting rules The 19th -  House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote Groups Taking Action:Declaration for American Democracy, ACLU US, League of Women Voters US, Bipartisan Policy CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SAVEAct #MEGAAct #VoterSuppression #Disenfranchised #FreedomtoVoteAct

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 12, 2026Affidavit Used to Obtain the Search Warrant for Fulton County FBI Raid Originated with Trump 2020 Campaign LawyerFeb. 11th, a federal court unsealed the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant to seize Fulton County, Georgia's 2020 ballots and election documents.  The affidavit notes that “the FBI criminal investigation originated from a referral sent by Kurt Olsen, Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity” - and a 2020 Trump campaign lawyer.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (Oct. 2025) Lawyer Advising Trump During January 6th Appointed to Rehash the President's 2020 Election Fraud Claims American Democracy Minute - Fulton County, Georgia Sues to Get Their Ballots Back, See the DOJ Affidavit Used to Convince the Judge to Issue a Search WarrantU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - Application and Affidavit for Search Warrant  Politico - Justification unsealed for FBI's seizure of 2020 Fulton County ballotsGroups Taking Action:ACLU GA, League of Women Voters GARegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FultonCounty #Georgia #FBI #ElectionDeniers #DonaldTrump #2020Election #BigLie #StoptheSteal #ConspiracyTheories

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 11, 2026Proof of Citizenship: Trial Begins on Strict NH Law; FL Bill Advances; VA Bill Ends Searches for Registered Noncitizens 90 Days Before the ElectionWe have important state updates on proof of citizenship legislation in New Hampshire and Florida, and a bill in Virginia to keep eligible voters from being disenfranchised during purges of noncitizens from voter rolls.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2024)  NH Voter Suppression Bill Eliminates Sworn Affidavits for Voter Registration, Demanding Citizenship Documents for Otherwise Qualified Voters. It Could Disenfranchise Thousands. ACLU NH - Coalition for Open Democracy v. ScanlonNew Hampshire Public Radio - Trial begins over fate of NH's proof-of-citizenship voter lawNew Hampshire Bulletin - Plaintiffs argue NH voter citizenship law an unlawful burden, in first day of two-week trialFlorida Phoenix - Bill requiring new FL voters to prove U.S. citizenship clears first committee American Democracy Minute - (2024) U.S. Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge of Alleged Non Citizen Voters Only Days Before the Election, Ignoring Established Federal Law. Eligible Voters Were on the List, Too.Virginia Mercury - Senate moves to strengthen protections against voter roll purgesCenter for Election Innovation and Research - Three reasons non-citizen voting is a myth—no matter what you've heard​ Groups Taking Action:ACLU NH, Coalition for Open Democracy,   All Voting is Local FL, Southern Poverty Law Center,   Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NoncitizenVoting #ProofofCitizenship #NHPolitics #Virginia #Florida #VoterPurges #Disenfranchised  

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 10, 2026With Election Disinformation Again on the Rise, Bipartisan Policy Groups Remind Americans that Elections are Secure, Accurate and TransparentDisinformation claiming rigged elections and widespread illegal voting is on the rise.  A new explainer from three prominent bipartisan policy groups shows how our state procedures, preparation and infrastructure keep our elections secure.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Bipartisan Policy Center / R Street / Institute for Responsive Government - United in Security: How Every State Protects Your Vote in 2026Protect Democracy - Voter list maintenance, explained  Brennan Center for Justice - Election Security ResourcesIssue One - Understanding and mitigating election official turnover to build election workforce resiliencyGroups Taking Action:Bipartisan Policy Center, R Street, Institute for Responsive Government, Protect Democracy Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ElectionDisinformation #Donald Trump #ElectionIntegrity

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 9, 2026Fulton County, Georgia Sues to Get Their Ballots Back, See the DOJ Affidavit Used to Convince the Judge to Issue a Search WarrantFulton County, GA has filed a complaint against the Trump Department of Justice for having seized as many as 700 boxes of securely stored ballots and election records during an FBI raid on January 28th.  They want their ballots back.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (Jan 29) FBI Raids Fulton County, GA Election Office, Seizing Ballots and Documents in Apparent Pursuit of 2020 Presidential Election Fraud Cornell Law School- Rule 41. Search and Seizure  Georgia Recorder - Fulton County officials file lawsuit seeking return of 2020 ballots taken during FBI raidWXIA - Full Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts press conference on motion to recover 2020 election recordsBrennan Center for Justice - Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia American Democracy Minute - In Stunning Statement, a U.S. President Suggests ‘Republicans Ought to Nationalize the Voting.' ABC News - Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots in GeorgiaGroups Taking Action:ACLU GA, League of Women Voters GARegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgAre you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #FultonCounty #Georgia #FBIRaid #ConspiracyTheories

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 6, 2026Without Comment, the U.S. Supreme Court Allows California Prop 50 Maps. What's the Next Battle in the Gerrymandering Wars?Without comment February 4th,  the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from the California GOP to block the state's Proposition 50 congressional redistricting as racially gerrymandered.  What's next in the Trump gerrymandering wars?Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Supreme Court - Complaint in Emergency Appeal from California GOPAmerican Democracy Minute - Updates on Two Pending U.S. Supreme Court Democracy Cases:  California's Prop 50 Redistricting, and Mississippi's Mail Ballot DeadlineU.S. Supreme Court - ORDER IN PENDING CASE  25A839 TANGIPA, DAVID, ET AL. V. NEWSOM, GOV. OF CA, ET ALSCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats American Democracy Minute - FL Governor Ron DeSantis Calls April Special Session to Gerrymander More GOP Congressional Districts, Escalating Redistricting FightPolitico - Virginia Supreme Court will hear redistricting challenge Maryland Matters - Redistricting bill sails through House, faces troubled waters in the SenateRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California #Proposition50 #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Maryland #Florida  #Redistricting #Gerrymandering #TrumpGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 5, 2026Updates on Two Pending U.S. Supreme Court Democracy Cases:  California's Prop 50 Redistricting, and Mississippi's Mail Ballot DeadlineWe have updates on two important U.S. Supreme Court cases we've been following.  Submitted briefs are complete in the GOP emergency challenge to California's midterm congressional redistricting; and a March date has been set for oral arguments in Mississippi's mail ballot deadline case.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) – California Republican Party Plaintiff's Lower Court ComplaintU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) – DOJ Civil Rights Division Intervening ComplaintAmerican Democracy Minute - (2025) Federal Panel Allows California's Gerrymandered Counterpunch to Five More GOP Congressional Seats in Texas. Will a Politicized SCOTUS Block It? U.S. Supreme Court - California Republican Party Emergency AppealAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) Fringe Federal Court Ruling Invalidating the Counting of Mail-In Ballots in Mississippi After Election Day is Challenged by Pro-Voter GroupsAmerican Democracy Minute - (2025) Ohio Joins Kansas in Eliminating Grace Periods for Mail-In Ballots; A 2026 Mississippi SCOTUS Case Could Eliminate Them NationwideGroups Taking Action:Vet Voice Foundation, Mississippi Alliance for Retired AmericansRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California #Mississippi #Mail-InBallots #Prop50 #TrumpRedistricting

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 4, 2026In Stunning Statement, a U.S. President Suggests ‘Republicans Ought to Nationalize the Voting.'In a stunning phone interview February 2nd, President Donald Trump suggested Republicans should take over the voting in 15 states, though it's not clear to which states the president was referring.  The statement follows seizure of three truckloads of 2020 ballots last week in Georgia, fueling speculation that there may be an attempt to subvert the 2026 midterm election.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The Dan Bongino Show (via journalist Aaron Rupar on Bluesky) - Feb. 2 Interview with President Donald TrumpU.S. Congress - The U.S. Constitution's Elections Clause Newsweek - Trump's Call to Nationalize Elections Sparks Concerns The Hill - Trump suggests GOP should ‘take over' voting process in multiple states ahead of midterms  Brennan Center for Justice - The Power Struggle Over ElectionsNebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon - Post opposing President Trump's comment on nationalizing electionsAssociated Press - After quiet off-year elections, Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in the midtermsGroups Taking Action:Campaign Legal Center, Protect Democracy, States United Democracy CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgAre you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #DonaldTrump #NationalizingElections #ElectionsClause

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 3, 2026Court Opinion Blocking More of Trump's Executive Order on Elections Also Demands the Administration Follow Federal Citizen Data Privacy StatutesA section in President Trump's March 2025 executive order on elections authorized what became a battle between states and the Department of Justice over access to voter data and election records.   A January 30th court ruling put a shot across the Trump administration's bow on strictly observing federal privacy statutes. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House - PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSU.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Privacy & Civil Liberties  - The Privacy Act of 1974American Democracy Minute - (Oct. 2025)  Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration's SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974 American Democracy Minute - DOJ Civil Filing Suggests a DOGE Employee May Have Created External Social Security Data Files and Had Contact with Election Denier Group American Oversight - The Trump Administration's Citizenship Data System Groups Taking Action:League of Women Voters, C.R.E.W., Electronic Privacy Information Center, Democracy Forward, Fair Elections CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VoterData #SAVEDatabase #1974PrivacyAct #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveOrders

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Feb. 2, 2026It's Goundhog Day All Over Again:  Trump Executive Order on Elections Loses Again on Constitutional Grounds A federal court blocked more of President Donald Trump's March 2025 executive order on elections January 30th.  It may seem like Groundhog Day, because it's the President's sixth defeat on the elections order, invalidating most of it. Today's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House – Executive Order:  PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSU.S. Congress – U.S. Constitution ArtI.S4.C1.2 States and Elections ClauseThe Brennan Center - Explainer on The President's Executive Order on ElectionsAmerican Democracy Minute - (March 2025)  New Trump Executive Order Attempts to Bypass Congress & States to Require Proof of Citizenship Documents & Mandate Election DeadlinesAmerican Democracy Minute - (Sept. 2025) Legal Action by States Can Move Forward Against Trump's Restrictive Executive Order on Elections, Says Federal District JudgeAmerican Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) Federal Court in DC Issues Permanent Injunction on Part of Trump Executive Order on Elections; No to Changing Federal Registration FormAmerican Democracy Minute - (Jan. 13)  Trump's Executive Order on Elections Handed Another Defeat, as Federal Court Upholds a State's Right to Set Ballot Deadlines, Choose MethodsGroups Taking Action:Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters US, National Partnership for New AmericansPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ExecutiveOrder #DonaldTrump #StoptheSteal #VoterSuppression #ElectionsClause

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 30, 2026FBI Raids Fulton County, GA Election Office, Seizing Ballots and Documents in Apparent Pursuit of 2020 Presidential Election FraudThe FBI raided the Fulton County, GA election offices January 28th under a Trump DOJ initiated, and federal court authorized, warrant. In a highly-irregular action, voter rolls, sealed 2020 ballots and election machine documents were seized and taken out of state in an apparent effort to find already-debunked widespread voter fraud.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Georgia Secretary of State - 2020 General Election Risk-Limiting Audit Georgia Secretary of State - County Summary Data U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia - (2021) Dismissal of Trump v. Kemp Atlanta News First - Justice Department files lawsuit against Fulton County for 2020 election recordsGeorgia Recorder - FBI raids Fulton County elections warehouse seeking 2020 ballotsWXIA-TV - FBI to seize all 2020 election ballots, records after raiding Fulton County elections hub: warrants  U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff - Sen. Ossoff Statement on FBI Raid of Fulton County Elections Office Fox5 Atlanta - Legal questions surround FBI search of Fulton election officeRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Georgia #2020Election #FBIRaid #DonaldTrump #ElectionDeniers

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 29, 2026Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of FeloniesWe have two stories from Virginia today.  An effort by Democrats to gerrymander more Congressional seats was blocked by a county court January 27th, and a federal judge found the commonwealth's felon disenfranchisement amendment violated a 150-year-old federal law. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources: American Democracy Minute - Redistricting Updates: CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH's Bill Doomed, MD Stalemated Virginia Mercury - Virginia court strikes down redistricting amendment headed for April ballotTazewell, VA Circuit Court (via Virginia Mercury)  - Decision Blocking VA Democrats Proposed Amendment American Democracy Minute - (2023) Virginia's Governor Ended Automatic Voting Rights Restoration for 12,000 Returning Felons this Year.  A State Error Almost Disenfranchised 3,400 More.American Democracy Minute - (2025) VA Legislature Sends Several Pro-Voter Bills to Gov. Youngkin, and a Constitutional Amendment Restoring Returning Citizen Rights to VotersCourthouse News Service - Judge says Virginia violated Reconstruction Era law by disenfranchising certain felons U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia - Opinion in Felony Disenfranchisement CaseEncyclopedia Virginia - An Act to admit the State of Virginia to Representation in the Congress of the United States (January 26, 1870)  State of Virginia - Current Rights Restoration RulesGroups Taking Action: ACLU VA, Collateral Consequences Resource Center#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Virginia #RightsRestoration #FelonyDisenfranchisement 

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 28, 2026Polls Show Most Utah Voters Want to Protect Their Fair Redistricting Amendment, But Another GOP-Backed Ballot Initiative Aims to Repeal ItAs you'll recall, the Utah state courts struck down multiple GOP efforts to neutralize a constitutional amendment creating an independent redistricting commission and a ban on gerrymandering. Despite wide bipartisan support for the fair redistricting amendment, a new Trump-endorsed ballot measure aims to repeal it.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:BallotPedia - (2018) Utah Proposition 4, Independent Advisory Commission on Redistricting Initiative (2018)American Democracy Minute - (Sept. 2024) - After Losing in Court and at the Polls, Utah Legislature Approves Nov. Ballot Measure to Veto or Alter Citizen Ballot Measures to Protect Its Power American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) Utah Judge Rejects Legislature's Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution InsteadBetter Boundaries Utah - Utah poll on redistricting and the state Supreme CourtUtah News Dispatch - As deadline looms, Trump looks to boost effort to repeal Utah independent redistricting lawTruth Social - President Donald Trump's Post Supporting Ballot Measure to Repeal Proposition 4ABC4 - Utah legislature files notice to appeal redistricting case to Utah Supreme Court ABC4 - Proposition 4, Map C, and special sessions: A timeline of Utah's redistricting saga Groups Taking Action:Better Boundaries Utah, League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical GovernmentPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Utah #FairMaps #BetterBoundariesUT #Proposition4 #IndependentRedistricting

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 27, 2026In Letter to MN Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. AG Pam Bondi Appears to Tie ‘Law & Order' to State Turning Over Voter Data and Meeting Other Conditions A January 24th letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appears to link a return to “law and order” to meeting three conditions, including turning over voter & personal data to identify voter fraud. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - U.S. DOJ Sues MA, CO, HI and NV to Turn Over Voter Registration Files, but Even Red States are Pushing BackFox News - 1/24/2025 Letter from U.S. AG Pam Bondi to MN Gov. Tim WalzMinnesota Public Radio News - 1/25/2025 Press Conference with Gov. Tim Walz The Hill - Walz to Bondi after Minnesota shooting: ‘Go ahead and work on' Epstein filesMN Secretary of State's Office - Statement from Secretary Simon Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Minnesota #VoterData #VoterSuppression #DonaldTrump #PamBondi  #TrumpDOJ  #ICEViolence 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 26, 2026Trump DOJ Joins California GOP in Attempt to Block Proposition 50 Congressional Maps in the U.S. Supreme CourtAs expected, the California GOP filed an emergency U.S. Supreme Court appeal of the Proposition 50 congressional districts, claiming racial gerrymandering.  Also unsurprisingly, the Trump Department of Justice filed a brief supporting the appeal, saying that while the map was done for partisan reasons, it was accomplished using racial gerrymandering.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering FindingsAmerican Democracy Minute - Federal Panel Allows California's Gerrymandered Counterpunch to Five More GOP Congressional Seats in Texas. Will a Politicized SCOTUS Block It? U.S. Supreme Court - DAVID TANGIPA, et al., Applicants, v. GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,U.S. Supreme Court - BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS RESPONDENT IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATIONSCOTUS Blog - Trump administration urges Supreme Court to find California's redistricting map unconstitutional Legal Defense Fund - Redistricting Watch 5.0: Tracking the Latest Updates on Congressional Map MovementsRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #PartisanGerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #SCOTUS #USSupremeCourt #California #TrumpDOJ #GOP

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 23, 2026Think Your Mail-in Ballot Gets Automatically Postmarked on the Day You Drop it Off?  Think Again.  Most Americans assume that postal mail is postmarked the day it is received.  But in August 2025, the U.S. Postal Service clarified its rules for “Postmarks and Postal Possession.”  While the post office says it hasn't changed its policy, its new definition has ramifications for your mailed financial and tax documents, and importantly, your absentee or mail-in ballot. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Postal Service - Federal Register Notice of Additional Postmarking Information  National Conference of State Legislatures - How the New USPS Postmark Changes Could Affect Mail VotingPBS News Hour - How this new mail rule could affect your ballot, your tax return and moreNational Society of Tax Professionals - USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System Save the Post Office - Implementation Update on the USPS Processing Network Votebeat Texas - Postal Service changes mean Texas voters shouldn't wait to mail voter registrations and ballotsU.S. Postal Service - Postmarking Myths and Facts American Postal Workers Union - Groups Taking Action:National Vote at Home Institute, Save the Post Office, American Postal Workers UnionRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #USPS #VotefromHome #PostmarkRules #MailBallots #PostalDelays

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 22, 2026DOJ Filing Suggests a DOGE Employee May Have Created External Social Security Data Files and Had Contact with Election Denier GroupNew lawsuit filings allege a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team may have created an external file containing personal Social Security information.  That month, that employee and another were allegedly contacted by a “political advocacy group” attempting to find evidence of voter fraud.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:AFL-CIO - (2025) AFL-CIO, Affiliate Unions, Economic Policy Institute File Emergency Lawsuit Against DOGE to Protect Privacy of Worker DataU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (via Court Listener) - (2025)  American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (via Court Listener) - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration  NOTICE OF CORRECTIONS TO THE RECORDFedScoop - DOGE likely violated order on Social Security data, court filing showsGroups Taking Action:AFL-CIO, Economic Policy Institute, SEIURegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SocialSecurityData #DOGE #ElonMusk #PrivacyAct #DonaldTrump #SocialSecurity #ElectionDeniers

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 21, 2026Redistricting Updates:  CA GOP Appeals Prop 50 Maps to SCOTUS, VA Dems Push Constitutional Amendment, NH's Bill Doomed, MD StalematedWe have mid-decade congressional redistricting updates today from California, Virginia, New Hampshire and Maryland.  The GOP appealed California's case to the U.S. Supreme Court.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:National Conference of State Legislatures - Changing the Maps: Tracking Mid-Decade RedistrictingU.S. DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (via Election Law Blog) - PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION PENDING APPEALVirginia Mercury -  Virginia Senate Democrats advance mid-decade redistricting amendment  AFT NH - HB 1300 was originally slated to be a mid-decade congressional redistricting bill but . . .Associated Press - Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore pushes the case for redrawing the state's congressional map Groups Taking Action:Common Cause US, League of Women Voters US, Bipartisan Policy CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Redistricting #Gerrymandering #MidDecadeRedistricting #TrumpGerrymandering #CongressionalDistricts #FairMaps 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for January 20, 2026Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter DataWe have an update on the Trump Department of Justice efforts to force states to turn over voter and personal information for inclusion in its SAVE database.  Federal district judges in California and Oregon blocked DOJ's actions, finding neither federal nor state law compelled the states to do so.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (Sept. 2025) Justice Department Sues Maine & Oregon for Withholding State Voter Registration and Voting Data from Trump Administration Oregon Capital Chronicle - Trump Justice Department sues Oregon, Maine for not turning over voter dataU.S. District Court for Central California (via Court Listener)  - United States v. Shirley WeberNPR - A federal judge dismisses the DOJ's effort to get voter data from CaliforniaCourthouse News Service - Judge rules Oregon won't need to hand over unredacted voter rolls to Trump admin Brennan Center for Justice - Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information Oregon Attorney General - AG Rayfield Releases Statement Following Voter Data Court HearingGroups Taking Action:Common Cause, ACLU, League of Women Voters CA, Our OregonRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California #Oregon #TrumpDOJ #VoterData

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 19, 2026With SCOTUS Appearing Ready to Strike Down More of the Voting Rights Act in 2026, MLK's 1957 ‘Give Us the Ballot' Speech is Still Relevant Years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke on the Brown vs. Board of Education decision during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, May 17th, 1957.  As the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to strike down more of the VRA in 2026, his words are still relevant today. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change - Audio of Dr. King delivering "Give Us the Ballot" on May 17, 1957 at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University - Transcription of the "Give Us the Ballot" Address Brennan Center for Justice - Voter Suppression The Fulcrum - Trump Targets Voting Rights and Suppresses VotingNAACP Legal Defense Fund - Louisiana v. Callais Groups Taking Action:Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #MLKDay #DrMartinLutherKingJr #GiveUstheBallot #VotingRightsAct #BrownvBoardofEducation

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 16, 2026Federal Panel Allows California's Gerrymandered Counterpunch to Five More GOP Congressional Seats in Texas. Will a Politicized SCOTUS Block It? January 14th, a 9th Circuit federal court panel rejected a GOP claim that California's new congressional districts were racially gerrymandered.  The court said the Proposition 50 maps, created as a counterpunch to gerrymandering in Texas, were manipulated for partisan, not racial reason.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (Dec. 2025) U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering FindingsCalMatters - Proposition 50 passed in California. Here's what you missed U.S. DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Via Democracy Docket) - Order in DAVID TANGIPA, et al.,  Plaintiffs, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. GAVIN NEWSOM, in his official capacityas the Governor of California, et al., American Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025) The Purcell Principle, Often Used in the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Will Be Argued in the Texas Gerrymandering Decision.  What is it?Groups Taking Action:Common Cause, FairVote, League of Women VotersRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California #Texas #TrumpGerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #PartisanGerrymandering #FairMaps #Proposition50

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 15, 2026New Hampshire Legislators Make Yet Another Attempt at Keeping Students from Voting, Further Tightening Voter ID RegulationsNew Hampshire legislators are making another attempt to end the use of student IDs as voter identification, claiming such IDs were prone to fraud and advancing a bill to further narrow acceptable options.  Such fraud is almost non-existent, and pro-voter groups say it's partisan voter suppression.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2025) Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH LegislatureNew Hampshire Bulletin - Citing security, Republicans push to exclude student ID cards from voting verification NH Legislature - Text of House Bill 323  NH Legislature - Text of CACR 4 NH Municipal Association - (2018)  Voter Registration Law Changes: Senate Bill 3New Hampshire Bulletion - (2021)  In blow to state's Republicans, Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law Democratic Erosion Consortium - The Dangers of Disenfranchising College Students in New HampshireGroups Taking Action:Open Democracy Action, League of Women Voters NH, NH Youth MovementRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NewHampshire #NHPolitics #VoterSuppression #YouthVoters#StudentVoters

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 14, 2026Voters Identifying as ‘Independent' Reaches Record High Led by Younger Americans, Says New Gallup PollThe number of Americans identifying as independents reached a new high, at the expense of both major parties.   An updated Gallup tracking poll found 45% of respondents called themselves political independents, led by younger Americans.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Gallup - New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political IndependentsGallup - (2024 -Previous poll results) Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New LowPew Research - Party Affiliation Fact Sheet (NPORS)ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy - (2017)  Gamechangers? Independent Voters May Rewrite the Political PlaybookUnite America - Research Brief: Significant Share of Young Voters Are Independents Groups Taking Action:Independent Center, Independent Voter Project, Unite America Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #IndependentVoters #GallupPoll #Polling #2026Midterms

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 13, 2026Trump's Executive Order on Elections Handed Another Defeat, as Federal Court Upholds a State's Right to Set Ballot Deadlines, Choose MethodsPresident Donald Trump's executive order on elections took yet another hit January 9th, as a federal judge blocked portions of the order trying to dictate election and ballot deadlines, what voting systems can be used, and blocking federal funding for non-compliant states.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House - The White House – PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSBrennan Center for Justice – The President's Executive Order on Elections American Democracy Minute - (April 2025) Federal Judge Blocks Proof of Citizenship Provisions in Trump Executive Order on ElectionsAmerican Democracy Minute - (June 2025) Second Federal Court Invalidates More of Trump's Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional, Burdensome, and Likely to DisenfranchiseAmerican Democracy Minute - (Nov. 2025)  Federal Court in DC Issues Permanent Injunction on Part of Trump Executive Order on Elections; No to Changing Federal Registration Form UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON - Decision in State of Washington v. TrumpThe Hill - Judge halts enforcement of Trump executive order against vote-by-mail Groups Taking Action:Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters US, National Partnership for New AmericansPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TrumpExecutiveOrders #ElectionsClause #USConstitution #Washington #Oregon #VotebyMail #BallotDeadlines

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 12, 2026Missouri Secretary of State Tactics Attempt to Derail Citizen Repeal of Gerrymandered Congressional Map January 6th, the Missouri Secretary of State disqualified one third of the qualifying signatures for a ballot initiative repealing a gerrymandered mid-decade congressional map. January 9th, his lawyer admitted in court that the state's language for the ballot initiative was “likely to create prejudice.”  It's all part of an all-out effort to derail the pro-voter ballot measure.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (2025) After the SCOTUS Texas Congressional Gerrymandering Decision, Battles Continue in Missouri, Indiana and Florida St. Louis Public Radio - (Oct. 2025) Redistricting foes blast Hanaway for trying to stop referendum on Missouri map Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State - Setting the Record Straight on Ballot Language PBS/AP - Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public voteMissouri Independent - Denny Hoskins isn't verifying one-third of signatures for vote on Missouri's gerrymandered map Missouri Independent - Denny Hoskins admits writing flawed ballot summary for Missouri gerrymandering referendum Groups Taking Action:People Not Politicians,  ACLU Missouri, Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Missouri #TrumpGerrymandering #FairMaps #PeopleNotPoliticiansMO #RacialGerrymandering 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 9th, 2026FL Governor Ron DeSantis Calls April Special Session to Gerrymander More GOP Congressional Districts, Escalating Redistricting FightFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis called an April special session of the legislature with the intent of redrawing the state's congressional districts, further escalating the gerrymandering wars started last summer by President Donald Trump.  An estimated three to five additional GOP seats are expected.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:BallotPedia - Florida Amendment 6, Congressional District Requirements Initiative (2010)Florida Politics - (2022) Gov. DeSantis signals he won't sign Legislature's proposed congressional maps ProPublica (2022) How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts and May Have Broken Florida LawAmerican Democracy Minute - (2023) DeSantis Congressional Map Diluting Black Voting Power Heads to Florida Supreme Court After Being Upheld by Appeals CourtBolts Magazine - Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That.Florida Phoenix - (2025) DeSantis says Florida ‘will be forced' to redistrict because of pending U.S. Supreme Court decision Florida Phoenix - Governor calls an April special session on redistricting Groups Taking Action:Commom Cause FL, Southern Poverty Law Center, Equal GroundRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TrumpGerrymandering #MidDecadeRedistricting #RacialGerrymandering #PartisanGerrymandering #Florida #RonDeSantis #FairMaps

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 8th, 2026Motor-Voter Laws Have Helped Register Millions to Vote, But Accidentally Signed Up a Relative Small Number of Noncitizens.  It's Still a Big Success.As a solution to declining voter registration rates, 24 states and the District of Columbia implemented automatic voter registration, also known as AVR or “motor-voter.”  Mistakes including the registration of noncitizens have occurred, but it's also resulted in helping millions more Americans register to vote.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:NPR - Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On PurposeUniv. of St. Thomas Law - Driver's Licenses for All Meets Automatic Voter Registration: A Recipe for Noncitizen Voter Fraud or a Pathway to Electoral Justice? Texas Tribune - Texas counties are looking into “potential noncitizens” on voter rolls. Here's what they're finding.Oregon Public Broadcasting - Hundreds of noncitizens were registered to vote in Oregon through state errorOregon Capital Chronicle - Wrongly registered voters were a mistake, not a policy decision Oregon Secretary of State - Following DMV review of all relevant records, Oregon Secretary of State identifies 9 potentially ineligible voters with improper registration recordsOregon Dept. of Transportation - After-Action Report Regarding Oregon Motor Voter IssuesMIT Election Data & Science Lab - Automatic voter registrationRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #AVR #MotorVoter #VoterRegistration #Texas #Oregon

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 7, 2026The Transcript of Former Jan. 6th Prosecutor Jack Smith's Deposition to the House Judiciary Committee is Released.  It's an Interesting Read. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee released the transcript of former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's December 17th deposition defending his January 6th insurrection and Mar-a-Lago classified documents cases. The 255-page transcript released New Year's eve shows Smith was convinced that President Donald Trump was responsible for the insurrection. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Assault on America's Democratic Process:  The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the NumbersU.S. House Judiciary Committee via PBS - Transcript of Testimony by Former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Report of Special Prosecutor - Final Report of the Special Counsel Under 28 C.F.R. § 600.8 Congressional Research Service - The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal IntroductionNPR - NPR's Visual Archive of the Jan. 6 Capitol riotAmerican Oversight - A Timeline of the Government's Response on Jan. 6, 2021ABC News - Timeline: Special counsel's probe into Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 electionAssociated Press - A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump's indictment in the classified documents case Groups Taking Action:Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, C.R.E.W., Protect DemocracyRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #January6th  #StoptheSteal #TrumpCriminalTrials #DonaldTrump  #JackSmith

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 6, 2026While Texas Trumpets Finding Noncitizens on Its Voter Registration Rolls, the Reality is Less Clear, and Some May Even Be the State's FaultComparing its registered voter list to the federal SAVE database, the State of Texas announced in October it found over 2,700 purported noncitizens on its voter rolls.  An oversight by state officials may have accidentally inflated that number.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Brennan Center for Justice - Homeland Security's “SAVE” Program Exacerbates Risks to VotersAmerican Democracy Minute - Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration's SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974 Texas Secretary of State's Office - Texas Completes Citizenship Verifications in the SAVE Database Texas Tribune - Texas counties are looking into “potential noncitizens” on voter rolls. Here's what they're finding.Votebeat Texas - (2025) Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proven their citizenshipTexas Tribune - (2025)Texas secretary of state refers 33 potential noncitizen voters for criminal investigationNPR - (2019)  Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On PurposeGroups Taking Action:League of Women Voters TXRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Texas #NoncitizenVoting #SAVEDatabase #ICE

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 5, 2026Ohio Election Oversight Becomes More Partisan on Jan. 1; Utah Judge Allows Legislature to Appeal Replacement Fair Congressional MapWe have state updates today, both with significant implications for voters.  Ohio replaced its independent election commission with an “election integrity” commission under the control of the Secretary of State.  A Utah judge will allow the legislature to appeal the state's court-mandated congressional district map, which replaced the legislature's unconstitutional map last year. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Ohio Capital Journal - New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shapeAmerican Democracy Minute - (2024) Polling Shows Ohio Voters Lean Toward Passing Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission Ballot Measure, Despite Disinformation from State Officials American Democracy Minute - Utah Judge Rejects Legislature's Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Choosing a Map Which Follows the State Constitution InsteadUtah News Dispatch - Utah redistricting: Judge allows Legislature to appeal one of her rulings to Utah Supreme Court Groups Taking Action:Common Cause OH,  League of Women Voters UT, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy #DemocracyNews #Ohio #Utah #FrankLaRose #FairMaps #Gerrymandering #OHSecretaryofState

 American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 2, 2026Brian is gone today, but we've posted a still-timely report from September 2025.  Happy New Year!American Bar Association Report Recommends Major Democracy Reforms to Boost Confidence in Elections & Reduce Partisan PolarizationThe American Bar Association has issued a final report and recommendations from its ABA Task Force for American Democracy. The report calls for major reforms to elections, civics education and the role of lawyers in defending constitutional governance.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:American Bar Association - American Bar Association releases final report of the ABA Task Force for American DemocracyAmerican Bar Association - Full Report of the ABA Task Force for American DemocracyTask Force for American Democracy  - Website, Task Force Members, Listening SessionsTask Force for American Democracy - Papers & Resources Groups Taking Action:American Bar AssociationRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ABA #DemocracyReform #AmericanDemocracy #CivicsEducation

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Jan. 1, 2026American Democracy in 2025:  Expansion of Presidential Powers has Already Eroded the Independence of Federal Agencies. It May Get Worse. We've been reviewing our most important stories of 2025, and their implications for 2026.  Expanded presidential powers, enabled by recent Supreme Court decisions, have eroded independent federal oversight of elections, voter data and campaign finance. It may get worse.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:NPR - How Trump's firings could upend a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting his powerThe White House - PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS Brennan Center for Justice - Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration ActionsAmerican Democracy Minute - American Democracy Minute - Like the FEC, the FCC Could Get Taken Over by Partisan Actors Under Executive Order 14215, Potentially Tilting the Election Playing FieldPartnership for Public Service - President Trump's firing of inspectors general threatens government accountability and efficiencyCampaign Legal Center - Protecting America's Independent Agencies from Presidential Overreach (Trump v. Slaughter)American Democracy Minute - How Much Power Does the President Have Over Independent Agencies?  Trump vs. Slaughter in the SCOTUS Tests the ‘Unitary Executive” Theory SCOTUS Blog - Court seems likely to side with Trump on president's power to fire FTC commissionerPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #2025inReview #UnitaryExecutiveTheory #PresidentialPower #SCOTUS

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 31, 2025American Democracy in 2025:  To Prove Racial Gerrymandering, Minority Voters Must Now Show SCOTUS ‘Intent' to Discriminate, Not Just ‘Effect'By any rational measure, the Texas legislature racially gerrymandered its congressional map in 2025 to add five more GOP seats at the request of President Donald Trump.  But the U.S. Supreme Court majority allowed it anyway, claiming plaintiffs hadn't proven their case.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources: American Democracy Minute - (2024) Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court's South Carolina Gerrymandering Decision Finds Disturbing Guidance for Lower CourtsAmerican Democracy Minute - (Sept) Trump-Requested Texas Congressional District Gerrymandering Blocked by Federal Court Panel American Democracy Minute - (December) U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering FindingsLouisiana Illuminator - Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continuesBrennan Center for Justice - The Supreme Court Messes with Texas's Voting MapGroups Taking Action:LULAC, MALDEF, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Center for American ProgressPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #RacialGerrymandering #VotingRightsAct #Texas #FairMaps #USSupremeCourt

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 30, 2025American Democracy in 2025:   The SCOTUS Case Which May End 60 Years of Protection for Minority VotersWe're looking back at our most important stories of 2025, and what changes to expect for American democracy in 2026.  If you're a voter, it's been a tough year.   If you're a minority voter, it's been a really BAD year.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (October)  In a Big Week for Voting Rights, U.S Supreme Court Hears More Arguments in Louisiana vs. Callais.  VRA Protections for Minority Voters are at Stake. American Democracy Minute - (March) US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments March 24th in Louisiana v. Callais with Protections for Minority Voters Hanging in the BalanceSCOTUS Blog - Louisiana v. CallaisBallotpedia - Majority-minority districtsNAACP Legal Defense Fund - What's at Stake in Louisiana v. Callais Brennan Center for Justice - Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme CourtGroups Taking Action:Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU, Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and JusticeRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #MajorityMinority #VRASection2 #VotingRights #RacialGerrymandering #VRA

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 29, 2025Ohio Joins Kansas in Eliminating Grace Periods for Mail-In Ballots; A 2026 Mississippi SCOTUS Case Could Eliminate Them NationwideOhio has joined Kansas in eliminating a grace period for mail-in ballots arriving after election day.  A U.S. Supreme Court case from Mississippi could potentially eliminate mail ballot grace periods nationwide, disenfranchising tens of thousands. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:The White House - PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONSKansas Legislature - Senate Bill 4Kansas Reflector - Kansas Legislature overrides governor's veto of bill to limit advance votingBOLTS Magazine - Trump Wants Mail Votes to Arrive By Election Day. Red States Are Rushing to Toe the Line.  Ohio Capital Journal - Gov. DeWine weighing whether to eliminate Ohio's absentee ballot grace period Ohio Capital Journal - Ohio Gov. DeWine signs property tax bills, ‘reluctantly' approves new voting restrictionsBrennan Center for Justice - (2024) Mail Voting Accuracy Groups Taking Action:ACLU Ohio,  National Vote at Home Institute,  Ohio Voice Register or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VotebyMail #MailBallotGracePeriod #Ohio #Kansas 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 25, 2025The U.S. Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais decision will likely be released early next year, and its rehearing in October was one of the big voting rights stories of the year.   Brian is off for a couple of days, so we're rebroadcasting this story from October.   Happy holidays!Outlook for the Voting Rights Act Dims, as Court's Conservatives Appear to Turn Away From Their Own PrecedentThe conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to agree Oct. 15th with arguments that the Voting Rights Act Section 2's majority-minority voting districts conflicted with the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.  A decision is expected next year. Today's LinksArticles & Resources:NAACP Legal Defense Fund – Louisiana v. Callais:  Protecting fair representation for Black voters in Louisiana and safeguarding the Voting Rights ActU.S. Supreme Court - Transcript of Oral Arguments in Louisiana v. CallaisSupreme Court Oral Arguments - Audio with transcript on Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS Blog - Court appears ready to curtail major provision of the Voting Rights ActBallotPedia - Majority Minority DistrictsGroups Taking Action:Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU, Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and JusticeRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Louisiana #LouisianavCallais #RacialGerrymandering, #VotingRightsAct #VRA 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 23, 2025Restrictive Voting Laws Passed in 20 States in 2025. Proof of Citizenship, Limits on Mail-In Voting and Narrower Voter ID Rules Dominated.Proof of citizenship, limits on voting by mail and narrowed voter ID options dominated the 37 restrictive state election laws passed in 2025, according to democracy legislation tracker Voting Rights Lab.  Five states accounted for nearly half of the laws passed.  Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:Voting Rights Lab -  State bills which restricted voting in 2025Voting Rights Lab -  Find legislation in your stateBrennan Center for Justice - State Voting Laws Roundup: October 2025Groups Taking Action:Common Cause,  AIPI Vote, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, League of Women Voters USRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VoterSuppression #VoterID #VotebyMail #ProofofCitizenship

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 23, 2025Can the Feds Require States to Turn Over Voter Data?  A New Paper Suggests Federal Law Doesn't Explicitly Allow It, So Courts Will Decide.The Trump Department of Justice has tried for months to compel states to turn over voter registration data.  A new university research center analysis suggests existing federal law doesn't explicitly permit it. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - (October) Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration's SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974American Democracy Minute - U.S. DOJ Sues MA, CO, HI and NV to Turn Over Voter Registration Files, but Even Red States are Pushing BackUniversity of Wisconsin Law School - State Democracy Research Initiative - Explainer: Can the Federal Government Force States to Hand Over Citizens' Voter Information?Brennan Center for Justice - Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter InformationGroups Taking Action:League of Women Voters,C.R.E.W., Electronic Privacy Information Center,  Fair Elections CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DataPrivacy #SAVEDatabase #VoterRegistrationData 

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 22, 2025Federal Judges Skeptical of GOP Claims of Racial Gerrymandering in California; Judge Orders New Judicial Districts in MississippiA decision from a skeptical three-judge panel is expected December 22nd on Republican claims that California's Proposition 50 racially gerrymandered Congressional districts.  In Mississippi, a federal judge ordered a new map and special elections to remedy a racially gerrymandered state supreme court map.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Challenge to California Gerrymandering Reaches Federal Courtroom, but the SCOTUS Decision in Texas Could Undercut GOP ArgumentsABC 10 Sacramento - Judges Signal Possible Ruling in Favor of California's Proposition 50 Redistricting MapsCourthouse News Service - California Republicans' racial gerrymandering case runs into skeptical courtAmerican Democracy Minute - (August) Federal 5th District Court Rules Mississippi Must Redraw State Supreme Court Districts to Allow Black Voters to Elect a Candidate of Their ChoiceU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - Original Complaint in DYAMONE WHITE v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERSNPR/AP - Special elections ordered for Mississippi Supreme Court after voting rights violationGroups Taking Action:ACLU MS, Southern Poverty Law CenterPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California  #Proposition50  #Mississippi #FairMaps #RacialGerrymandering #VRA #VotingRights #TrumpGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 19, 2025Joining the Mid-Decade Gerrymandering Arms Race, Two NH GOP Legislators Propose Bill to Redraw the State's Congressional Maps in 2026In 2022, New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu vetoed radically gerrymandered congressional districts, saying the map QUOTE, “Didn't pass the smell test.”  Current GOP Governor Kelly Ayotte stated she's not supportive of mid-decade redistricting, but two GOP legislators are proposing a 2026 bill anyway.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:NH Public Radio - (2022) Sununu rejects latest congressional map from GOP lawmakers, leaving N.H.'s districts up to the courts The Portsmouth Herald - As redistricting battles heat up in other states, Ayotte says no to redistricting in NHWMUR - Little momentum seen for congressional redistricting in New HampshireWMUR - Dan Innis calls for redistricting as he seeks Trump endorsement New Hampshire General Court - HB 1300 as Introduced by Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 Groups Taking Action:Open Democracy Action, NH Campaign for Voting Rights, League of Women VotersRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #Gerrymandering #FairMaps #TrumpGerrymandering

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 18, 2025U.S. DOJ Sues MA, CO, HI and NV to Turn Over Voter Registration Files, but Even Red States are Pushing BackThe U.S. Justice Department filed suits December 12th to compel Massachusetts, Colorado, Hawaii and Nevada to turn over voter registration records, including citizenship records and personal data.  Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington were sued December 2nd, bringing the total to 18. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today's report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - Justice Department Sues Maine & Oregon for Withholding State Voter Registration and Voting Data from Trump AdministrationAmerican Democracy Minute - Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administration's SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Sues Four Additional States and One Locality for Failure to Comply with Federal Elections LawsU.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Sues Six Additional States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls Brennan Center for Justice - Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information Brennan Center for Justice - Noncitizen Voting: The Missing MillionsMaine Morning Star - Maine asks court to throw out DOJ lawsuit seeking access to sensitive voter dataGroups Taking Action:League of Women Voters, C.R.E.W., Electronic Privacy Information Center,  Fair Elections CenterPlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #USDOJ #NonCitizenVoting #PersonalData #TrumpAdministration #PrivacyAct

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Dec. 17, 2025Challenge to California Gerrymandering Reaches Federal Courtroom, but the SCOTUS Decision in Texas Could Undercut GOP ArgumentsTestimony began December 15th in a Republican challenge to California's new gerrymandered congressional map.  Plaintiffs and the Trump Justice Department claim the legislature racially gerrymandered the maps, but the U.S. Supreme Court's Texas decision may undercut that claim.Today's LinksArticles & Resources:American Democracy Minute - U.S. Supreme Court Majority Embraces Texas Redistricting, Ignores District Court Panel Racial Gerrymandering FindingsU.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California's Race-Based Redistricting PlanU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - California Republican Party Plaintiff's ComplaintU.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - DOJ Civil Rights Division Intervening ComplaintCourthouse News Service - Republicans ask court to scrap California's new congressional map U.S. Supreme Court – GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY (Includes Dissents)Sacramento Bee - SCOTUS upholds Texas' congressional map for 2026 and hints at California's fateRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your StatePlease follow us on Facebook and Bluesky Social, and SHARE! Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgWant ADM sent to your email?  Sign up here!Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX#News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #California  #TrumpGerrymandering #Prop50 #RacialGerrymandering