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Rick Hasen argued that granting the executive branch authority to halt election certifications under the National Voter Registration Act improperly shifts electoral power away from states

The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to block Alaska officials from certifying the 2026 Senate election if Mary Peltola won

Walter Olson of the Cato Institute argued that the Department of Justice's Alaska election lawsuit improperly interprets the National Voter Registration Act to expand federal control over state elections

The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Alaska and its Division of Elections director seeking to block certification of the Alaska Senate election

The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge brought by Alaska Republicans regarding ballot composition

Ian Millhiser argued that the Supreme Court's Purcell principle prohibits federal courts from making election-related rulings in the period immediately preceding an election

Ward Clark of RedState argued that Daniel J. Sullivan followed all necessary statutory procedures and legal requirements to run for the United States Senate in Alaska

Rick Hasen argued that the National Voter Registration Act does not provide the Department of Justice with statutory authority to block state election certifications

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 that candidate Daniel J. Sullivan legally qualified for inclusion on the Alaska ballot

In June 2026, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan must be included on the primary ballot

Walter Olson argued that Alaska's ballot dispelled voter confusion by explicitly labeling Senator Dan Sullivan as the incumbent

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled an emergency hearing regarding the Department of Justice's voting lawsuit against the State of California

Federal District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued a preliminary injunction enjoining border wall construction in Big Bend National Park

The en banc Fifth Circuit ruled 10 to 7 that indefinite detention of noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection does not violate the Due Process Clause

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that the federal deployment of the National Guard to California in 2025 was illegal

A federal court order in the District of Columbia barred the Department of Justice from executing its List Maintenance Project to cull state voter rolls

National Democratic organizations and congressional leaders filed a federal lawsuit challenging federal executive actions that interfere with state election administration

The Ninth Circuit held that the unauthorized deployment of state National Guard personnel to execute federal law violated the Tenth Amendment

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the certification of Alaska's election if Democratic candidate Mary Peltola won

The Democratic election interference lawsuit named Donald Trump, the Department of Justice, Todd Blanche, DHS, and Markwayne Mullin as defendants