The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 2, 2025

Updates from North Carolina: Fed Court Stays Retroactive Registration Cures; State Court Strikes Down Law for Control of State Election Board
We’re in North Carolina today with updates on the partisan attempt to overturn the 2024 state supreme court election, and the legislature’s attempt to strip the governor’s power to appoint the state election board.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

American Democracy Minute - Partisan Saga of North Carolina’s 2024 Supreme Court Race Now Returns to Federal Court. 5,000 Military & Overseas Ballots at Risk of Invalidation
NC Newsline - US appeals court pauses NC elections board action in the Supreme Court election case
U.S. District Court (via Democracy Docket) - Stay in Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

American Democracy Minute - (2024) Before it Loses its Supermajority, the North Carolina Legislature Strips Election Powers from Its Governor, Bans AG from Opposing the Legislature. Will the House Override the Veto?
Courthouse News Service - (2024) North Carolina Republicans successfully strip power from incoming Democrats
Courthouse News Service - North Carolina court grants control of elections boards to state auditor

Groups Taking Action:

Democracy North Carolina, League of Women Voters NC

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report for May 1, 2025

What is a ‘Baby FARA’ and Why are States Enacting It?
The federal version of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, has been in place since 1938, but recently, states are passing their own versions, nicknamed “baby FARAs.” What are they, and how do they relate to American Democracy?

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Congressional Research Service - Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): An Overview
U.S. Department of Justice - Recent Cases and Enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
Covington & Burling Law Firm's Inside Political Law - Arkansas Governor Signs Baby FARA Law
Steptoe Political Law Blog - (2024) Not FAR-Away: Proposed State Legislation Increases in an Attempt to Regulate Foreign Agents
Campaign Legal Center - (2024) Defending Foreign Corporate Election Spending Ban in Minnesota (Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Choi)
American Democracy Minute - (2023) After a Canadian Utility Spent $22 Million Dollars to Influence a Ballot Measure, Maine Voters Ban Foreign Money in State Elections

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center, Protect Our Democracy, Issue One

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 30, 2025

US DOJ Removes Senior Managers from Voting Section, Abandons Current Cases, in Further Erosion of Voting Rights Protections

The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Justice reportedly reassigned top managers of the Voting Section, and instructed remaining attorneys to drop pending cases. This includes voting rights and redistricting cases under the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice - Voting Section
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice - Voting Section Litigation
NBC News - Pam Bondi reshapes the DOJ around Trump's priorities
The Guardian - Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit
NPR - Under Trump, the Justice Department is stepping away from some voting rights cases
Democracy Docket - Trump’s DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Voter Suppression Bill

Groups Taking Action:

Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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