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Justice Department filed 35 election lawsuits, lost 29, courts blocked order

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Democracy Docket on Bluesky
“Democracy Docket on Bluesky: NEW: Trump’s DOJ has filed 35 election lawsuits and lost 29. Courts also blocked his anti-voting executive ord”, Monday, November 2, 2026
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What happened

The Justice Department has filed 35 election lawsuits and lost 29 of them. Courts also blocked an anti-voting executive order from the administration. Marc Elias wrote a piece explaining why the administration keeps losing, available free to read at Democracy Docket.1

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Who runs elections, and who can't interfereCan a president change election rules by executive order?What protects the result if someone tries to interfere after the vote?

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  1. Democracy Docket on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3mzdrwshdgv2e · Monday, November 2, 2026

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