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Wednesday, February 12
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What happens if Trump defies court orders?
* Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has faced numerous legal challenges over his executive orders, including ending birthright citizenship, freezing government funding and reducing the federal workforce. Courts have consistently ruled against his actions.
* But what if Trump defies those court orders? Legal experts are concerned defying the rulings could lead to a constitutional crisis, questioning the consequences of the administration ignoring judicial authority. Read here ([link removed]) to learn more.
* In a new YouTube video, Marc shares ([link removed]) his thoughts on this issue.

Government officials keep suing Trump administration over unlawful firings
* Cathy Harris, the chair of the U.S. Merits Systems Protection Board, which protects government workers from unfair employment practices, sued ([link removed]) the Trump administration today for illegally removing her.
* The inspector generals of eight major U.S. agencies, including the Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services departments, filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit today against the Trump administration for their “unjustified” and “unlawful” firings.

City of Baltimore sues to block Trump’s efforts to dismantle CFPB
* Democracy Forward filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit on behalf of the city of Baltimore and the economic justice organization Economic Action Maryland Fund today to block Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the nation’s financial watchdog agency.

Attorney behind voter ID law defense appointed to DOJ Civil Rights Division
* Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates, who defended the city’s local voter ID law from a challenge by California Democratic officials, was appointed ([link removed]) to be the deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division.
* The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is the branch of the department tasked with enforcing voting and election law, so whoever runs it can either reinforce or roll back voting rights.
* Gates will be serving under Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s nominee for the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, who is expected to be confirmed soon and has a history ([link removed]) [link removed] targeting voting rights.

Disability rights advocate drops challenge to Louisiana absentee voter laws
* Disability Rights Louisiana dismissed ([link removed]) its lawsuit claiming four Louisiana laws discriminated against voters with disabilities. The group dropped the case after finding no voters with disabilities who were denied voting rights due to the laws.

Former Utah GOP candidate asked SCOTUS again to overturn election results
* Phil Lyman, former GOP candidate for Utah Governor, asked ([link removed]) the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider his petition to overturn the June 2024 Republican primary results. The Court rejected his first request to hear the case last month.

Indiana Republicans advance bill to ban student IDs from being used for voting
* Despite having one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country, Indiana Republicans advanced ([link removed]) a bill to end a nearly 20-year-long law and ban student ID cards as an acceptable form of voter ID.

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