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Aug 20, 2026 Democratic National Committee filed a FOIA lawsuit alleging DOJ failed to disclose records on plans to seize voting machines and ballots Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A political party's lawsuit seeks transparency on executive branch conduct toward election infrastructure amid presidential statements about seizing voting machines.
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- Complaint filed: Democratic National Committee v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 1:26-cv-02928) — The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint in the U.S.
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Week 83 – 2026-08-15–2026-08-21
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Aug 17, 2026 Nashville, Columbus, El Paso, and Harris Counties filed a complaint challenging FEMA conditions tying grant funds to specific election administration mandates Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Local governments sued to block federal conditioning of emergency funds on election procedures, challenging executive overreach into local election authority.
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- Complaint filed: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Nashville, Columbus, El Paso, and Harris Counties filed a federal complaint challenging FEMA's Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program conditions that withhold 20 percent of awards until recipients certify
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Week 83 – 2026-08-15–2026-08-21
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