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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warned Judges Last Year, ‘The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy – on our system of government’

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

At a Puerto Rico conference in May 2025, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned judges that recent threats from the White house are “attacks on our democracy.” Here is a portion of her speech.

Trump Campaign Attorneys Who Allegedly Organized the Fake Elector Scheme Finally Face Arraignment in Wisconsin

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Two Trump campaign attorneys and a campaign aide who allegedly organized the 2020 fake elector scheme in Wisconsin and other swing states, finally face arraignment June 16th. It’s the only remaining criminal investigation of the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

‘‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest’ – Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First Time

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

District of Columbia voters use ranked choice voting for the first time June 16 in DC’s Democratic primary. A group which helped pass the election reform reminds voters to “‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest.”

FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration, Seeking Purported 2020 Fraud. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized.

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026

The FBI raided an Ohio civil rights group June 11th in an apparent effort to find evidence of fraudulent 2020 voter registration activity. Pro-democracy leaders around the country have condemned the action as intimidation.

Florida Supreme Court Allows Latest Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Again Ignoring the State Constitution’s Fair Maps Amendment

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

Florida’s Supreme Court denied an emergency request by a pro-voter group June 10th to pause Governor Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map. The gerrymandered map, likely flipping four liberal-leaning districts conservative, will now likely be in place for the midterm election.