A judge criticized Trump's “mischaracterization” of his order blocking the deportation of men to South Sudan, saying the administration is “manufacturing the very chaos they decry.”

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Judge rips Trump admin over failure to give deportees due process

- A judge criticized ([link removed] ) President Donald Trump's attacks and “mischaracterization” of his order blocking the deportation of men to South Sudan, saying the administration is “manufacturing the very chaos they decry.”

North Carolina Supreme Court greenlights GOP takeover of elections board

- The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday allowed ([link removed] ) the GOP to maintain control of the state elections board as litigation continues. In a dissent, Justice Allison Riggs (D) slammed the court for abandoning over a century of legal precedent.

Speaking of the right in North Carolina…

- The U.S. Department of Justice sued ([link removed] ) North Carolina for what it called "failure to maintain an accurate voter list.” The complaint mirrors losing state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin’s (R) argument that ballots from voters who registered when the state voter registration form did not require information such as a driver’s license should not be counted.



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Montana sued over law that rejects absentee ballots for minor date errors

- With over 80% of the state’s voters using absentee ballots, Montana now requires voters to include their date of birth on the ballot envelope, or risk their vote being tossed. Voting rights groups are challenging ([link removed] ) the law in court.

The latest on the NYVRA

- Last year, six Black and Hispanic voters challenged ([link removed] ) the city of Newburgh, New York’s at-large system for electing board members, alleging that it violates the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA), which bans racial discrimination in voting in the state. A trial court struck down the NYVRA and plaintiffs appealed. In January, an appellate court reversed the decision and upheld the law.

- On Friday, the appellate court granted Newburgh's request to appeal the decision to the state's highest court. That could put a key legal tool to protect the voting rights of Black and brown New Yorkers at risk.

What is unitary executive theory again?

- Trump is testing a legal theory that would give him sweeping control over the federal government. Experts warn it could eliminate key checks from Congress, the courts and independent agencies. Here’s ([link removed] ) what you need to know.

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