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Matt Cohen

Washington, D.C.

Senior Staff Writer at Democracy Docket

Senior Reporter @democracydocket, covering voting rights, democracy, extremism, etc. Collector of records, plants, tattoos, and bad horror movies on VHS.

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  • SCOTUS Has a Chance to Kill Mail-Ballot Grace Periods

    3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Matt Cohen

    Mississippi asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to rule on the state’s ballot receipt deadline law. The Republican-backed case gives the justices a chance to rule that states can no longer accept ballots that arrive after Election Day, even if they’re postmarked on or before it. Under Mississippi law, mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day are  counted, so long as they are received within five business days of the election.

  • ALEC Sets Sights On New Anti-Voting Bills in States

    3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Matt Cohen

    A right-wing think tank known for drafting model legislation for state GOP lawmakers, is expanding its state-level anti-voting efforts. In a recent press release, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) announced an anti-voter push with a new “Process and Procedures Task Force” to focus on passing a new slate of state-level voter suppression bills.

  • SCOTUS To Decide Standing Case Backed by Leading Anti-Voting Figures

    3 weeks ago | democracydocket.com | Matt Cohen

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in an Illinois lawsuit that could impact the ability of federal candidates to challenge state election laws. The case has received backing from leading right-wing anti-voting activists eager to take advantage of SCOTUS’s conservative majority to further constrain voting rights. The plaintiffs in the case are represented by the conservative anti-voting legal group Judicial Watch.

  • Ed Martin was too extreme for GOP senators. Now he's at DOJ, targeting Trump's enemies.

    3 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Michael Sean Winters |Matt Cohen

    President Donald Trump withdrew Ed Martin Jr.'s nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia this month. Instead, Trump appointed Martin to multiple roles in the U.S. Department of Justice — including the head of a new unit that aims to probe what Trump calls the political "weaponization" of the department under former President Joe Biden.

  • Langley flips the script, upsets Madison to reach state lacrosse tournament

    1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Matt Cohen

    Langley flips the script, upsets Madison to reach state lacrosse tournament (washingtonpost.com) Langley flips the script, upsets Madison to reach state lacrosse tournament By Matt Cohen 2025052815430100 It would have been natural to assume they had just won the state championship.

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