# Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

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Official site: https://democracydocket.com
Author: Democracy Docket
Episodes: 252

## Resource

Every week, election lawyer Marc Elias interviews lawmakers, policy leaders and changemakers about the problems facing our democracy and how we fix them.

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## Episodes
- [The Pro-Democracy Fight Will Be Won in Inches](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-pro-democracy-fight-will-be-won-in-inches) — 2026-07-22T17:18:58+00:00
- [Why Republicans' "Common Sense" Voter ID Law Actually Makes No Sense at All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/why-republicans-common-sense-voter-id-law-actually-makes-no-sense-at-all) — 2026-07-20T17:38:33+00:00
- [Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-s-speech-had-no-proof-the-ending-is-a-massive-warning) — 2026-07-17T13:30:00+00:00
- [The Most Consequential Supreme Court Term in a Generation | Expert Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-most-consequential-supreme-court-term-in-a-generation-expert-panel) — 2026-07-16T15:00:00+00:00
- [Trump Just Disabled a Key Federal Election Agency Months Before Midterms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-just-disabled-a-key-federal-election-agency-months-before-midterms) — 2026-07-13T19:10:04+00:00
- [What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong | Brian Tyler Cohen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen) — 2026-07-09T15:00:00+00:00
- [The Supreme Court Just Went on Break. Here's Why We Can't.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-supreme-court-just-went-on-break-here-s-why-we-can-t) — 2026-07-06T15:00:00+00:00
- [Hillary Clinton on the Right-Wing Machine, the Courts and Trump's Corruption](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/hillary-clinton-on-the-right-wing-machine-the-courts-and-trump-s-corruption) — 2026-07-01T20:00:01+00:00
- [The Supreme Court Saved Birthright Citizenship — This Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-supreme-court-saved-birthright-citizenship-this-time) — 2026-06-30T17:32:35+00:00
- [VICTORY: We Just Won a Supreme Court Case That Protects Your Mail-in Ballot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/victory-we-just-won-a-supreme-court-case-that-protects-your-mail-in-ballot) — 2026-06-29T16:33:28+00:00
- [BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump From Killing Your Mail Ballot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/breaking-judge-blocks-trump-from-killing-your-mail-ballot) — 2026-06-25T18:34:57+00:00
- [Breaking Down Trump's Plan to Rig 2026 Elections with Nicolle Wallace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/breaking-down-trump-s-plan-to-rig-2026-elections-with-nicolle-wallace) — 2026-06-24T19:43:34+00:00
- [Even Trump's Own Judges Keep Ruling Against Him on Voter Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/even-trump-s-own-judges-keep-ruling-against-him-on-voter-data) — 2026-06-22T20:47:08+00:00
- [Is Trump Really Just a Mob Boss? | Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/is-trump-really-just-a-mob-boss-former-u-s-attorney-barbara-mcquade) — 2026-06-17T19:44:36+00:00
- [The State That Moved Fastest to Gut Black Votes | Rep. Justin Pearson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-state-that-moved-fastest-to-gut-black-votes-rep-justin-pearson) — 2026-06-16T15:00:00+00:00
- [3 Ways Trump Is Trying to Steal Your Vote in 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/3-ways-trump-is-trying-to-steal-your-vote-in-2026) — 2026-06-12T14:30:00+00:00
- [Trump Is Trying to Rig 2026 with a Secret Voter List](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-is-trying-to-rig-2026-with-a-secret-voter-list) — 2026-06-10T19:03:04+00:00
- [Trump Is Spreading a California Election Lie. Here's the Truth.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-is-spreading-a-california-election-lie-here-s-the-truth) — 2026-06-08T18:44:40+00:00
- [The Supreme Court is About to Decide the Future of Your Vote](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-supreme-court-is-about-to-decide-the-future-of-your-vote) — 2026-06-04T19:29:31+00:00
- [DOJ misconduct, the Supreme Court and Media's Collapse | Harry Litman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/doj-misconduct-the-supreme-court-and-media-s-collapse-harry-litman) — 2026-06-03T18:17:38+00:00
- [They're Stopping Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund | Skye Perryman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/they-re-stopping-trump-s-1-8-billion-slush-fund-skye-perryman) — 2026-06-02T15:21:30+00:00
- [The GOP Power Grab Is Running Into Unexpected Resistance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-gop-power-grab-is-running-into-unexpected-resistance) — 2026-05-27T20:51:49+00:00
- [Supreme Court Only Applies Made-Up Rule When It Helps Republicans](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/supreme-court-only-applies-made-up-rule-when-it-helps-republicans) — 2026-05-21T15:00:00+00:00
- [Republicans Release Playbook to Suppress Your Vote in 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/republicans-release-playbook-to-suppress-your-vote-in-2026) — 2026-05-18T21:05:26+00:00
- [Something Dangerous Just Shifted for Democracy — And Trump Allies Noticed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/something-dangerous-just-shifted-for-democracy-and-trump-allies-noticed) — 2026-05-11T17:51:11+00:00
- [Hakeem Jeffries on Gerrymander War: "The Empire State Will Strike Back"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/hakeem-jeffries-on-gerrymander-war-the-empire-state-will-strike-back) — 2026-05-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Supreme Court Just Declared War on Voting Rights. Here's How We Fight Back | Expert Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-supreme-court-just-declared-war-on-voting-rights-here-s-how-we-fight-back-expert-panel) — 2026-05-07T19:37:01+00:00
- [Louisiana Suspends Election as Redistricting Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/louisiana-suspends-election-as-redistricting-crisis-enters-dangerous-new-phase) — 2026-05-02T15:00:00+00:00
- [Trump's DOJ Has Stopped Making Sense | Legal AF](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-s-doj-has-stopped-making-sense-legal-af) — 2026-05-01T15:00:00+00:00
- [BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/breaking-supreme-court-guts-the-voting-rights-act) — 2026-04-29T20:30:00+00:00
- [Florida GOP Reveals Latest Gerrymander Scheme](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/florida-gop-reveals-latest-gerrymander-scheme) — 2026-04-28T15:00:01+00:00
- [Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Playbook REVEALED](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/trump-s-dangerous-propaganda-playbook-revealed) — 2026-04-25T15:00:00+00:00
- [Don't Let the Media Gaslight You on Democrats' Redistricting Win in Virginia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/don-t-let-the-media-gaslight-you-on-democrats-redistricting-win-in-virginia) — 2026-04-23T15:00:01+00:00
- [The New Rules for the Post-Trump Era | Brian Tyler Cohen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/the-new-rules-for-the-post-trump-era-brian-tyler-cohen) — 2026-04-21T15:00:00+00:00
- [Republicans Keep Losing Voting Rights Cases](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/republicans-keep-losing-voting-rights-cases) — 2026-04-18T15:00:00+00:00

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