"The U.S. Postal Service has recently proposed new rules for mailing absentee and mail-in ballots in federal elections, requiring states to provide voter eligibility lists and unique barcodes to ensure ballots are sent only to approved recipients."
"The U.S. Postal Service introduced a proposed rule Tuesday that would “apply uniform standards for the mailing of absentee ballots to and from voters.” Those include new requirements for the envelopes state and local election officials use to mail ballots and a “Mail-In and Absentee Participation List” that’s never been used before."
"University of Wisconsin Law School State Democracy Research Initiative attorney Bryna Godar explains a lawsuit against five county sheriffs in the state over the legal status of 48-hour ICE detainers."
"The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from members of the public this week on a request to require judges to recuse themselves if past donations to or support of their judicial campaign could affect their impartiality in a case."
"Over the course of months, from coast to coast, MS Now searched for answers and it became more clear that US Citizens don’t have much if any recourse when their rights are violated by Federal Agents. We followed LA native, Andrea Velez who is a US Citizen that was on her way to work last June when she was caught up in an ICE surge and detained for several days. Her charges were dropped but the experience has had lasting effects. We followed her to DC where she spoke alongside other US Citizens who have been in similar situations and hope to hold federal agents accountable. Legal experts we spoke to on this topic explain how the current administration has been a real stress test on these policies."
"A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to acquire Wisconsin’s full voter registration list. Last year, the Trump administration requested an unredacted list of Wisconsin’s registered voters. According to federal officials, that list needed to include either partial social security numbers or driver’s license numbers." (References SDRI Research).
"According to the State Democracy Research Initiative, eight federal courts have dismissed the Justice Department’s suits on the merits. One state, Oklahoma, entered into a settlement agreement where it provided its unredacted data in exchange for the lawsuit being dropped." (References SDRI Research).
"County prosecutors issued a warrant for the arrest of the agent, who faces felony assault charges. The victim was one of three people shot during January’s crackdown."
"Minnesota prosecutors charged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian J. Castro, 52, on Monday with assault in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent, who was identified for the first time publicly on Monday, faces four counts of second-degree assault as well as one count of falsely reporting a crime." (References SDRI Research).
"Two federal appeals courts will soon weigh whether state election officials must turn their unredacted voter rolls over to the Justice Department—an argument President Donald Trump’s administration has yet to win in court. . . . “I do find that fascinating how all the district courts are reaching the same kind of bottom line that the Justice Department loses, but they’re getting there with different reasoning,” said Derek Clinger, senior counsel and director of partnerships with the University of Wisconsin law school’s State Democracy Research Initiative."