Groups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act
1 year ago

Groups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act

Associated Press  

— Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas on Monday asked a full federal appeals court to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel ruled 2-1 last month that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. “By jeopardizing private parties’ ability to enforce the act, the panel decision threatens to make the promise of the Voting Rights Act hollow and should not be allowed to stand,” said Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the groups in the case. In a statement Monday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, called the appeals panel’s decision “well-reasoned” and said it correctly explained why only the federal government could bring lawsuits under Section 2.

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Supreme Court to hear case challenging Louisiana’s second majority-Black district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear case challenging Louisiana’s second majority-Black district

Politico  

After a long, winding legal battle — which included a lower court finding in 2022 that the original map likely violated the VRA — the state legislature drew a new map that created a second majority-Black district in the state. The state, joined by civil rights groups that support the new map, appealed to the Supreme Court, seeking permission to …

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas Republican officials blocking effort to close state GOP primary
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas Republican officials blocking effort to close state GOP primary

Associated Press  

— Supporters of an effort to make Arkansas’ GOP primaries open only to registered Republicans have filed a lawsuit over state party officials blocking that proposal. The lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday stems from delegates at the state Republican Party convention voting to allow only registered GOP voters to participate in the party’s primary. The lawsuit filed by …

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion on the ballot
4 months ago

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion on the ballot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a 4-3 ruling, the majority of the …

An Arkansas court blocks abortion vote
4 months ago

An Arkansas court blocks abortion vote

NPR  

An Arkansas court blocks abortion vote An Arkansas court blocked an effort to let voters decide on whether the state should legalize abortion - meaning the state's ban remains in place. Josie Lenora of Little Rock Public Radio has been talking to supporters of that abortion rights amendment effort today, and joins us now. Writing for the majority today, Arkansas …

Arkansas Supreme Court asked to disqualify ballot measure that would block planned casino
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas Supreme Court asked to disqualify ballot measure that would block planned casino

Associated Press  

— Opponents of a proposal to block a planned casino in Arkansas asked the state Supreme Court Thursday to disqualify the measure from the November ballot. Cherokee Nation Entertainment, which was awarded a license to build and operate the casino, and a newly formed affiliated group filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed constitutional amendment a day after the secretary of …

Arkansas is sued for rejecting petitions on an abortion-rights ballot measure
5 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas is sued for rejecting petitions on an abortion-rights ballot measure

Associated Press  

— Arkansas is being sued for rejecting petitions in favor of a proposed ballot measure to scale back the state’s abortion ban, with supporters asking the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order officials to start counting more than 100,000 signatures from people who back amending the constitution. Giving voters a chance to weigh in on the state’s ban would …

US Supreme Court sends Arkansas redistricting case back to judges after South Carolina ruling
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court sends Arkansas redistricting case back to judges after South Carolina ruling

Associated Press  

The Supreme Court on Monday sent a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map back to a three-judge panel, ordering it to review the suit in light of the high court’s decision against similar claims of bias in a redistricting case from South Carolina. A three-judge panel last year dismissed the suit, which claimed the redrawn map violated the U.S. …

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional
7 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld four voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in 2021 that were struck down by a state judge as unconstitutional. The court had earlier stayed the judge’s decision in the case, so the restrictions were still in effect before Thursday’s ruling “We hold that the Acts are not clearly incompatible with the sections …

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map

NPR  

The Supreme Court is asked to pause a ruling against Louisiana's congressional map Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP The state of Louisiana and a group of Black Louisiana voters have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Louisiana from using the state's new congressional map for …

A lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana’s new congressional map that has 2nd mostly Black district
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana’s new congressional map that has 2nd mostly Black district

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Legislature’s redrawn congressional map giving the state a second mostly Black district is being challenged by 12 self-described “non-African American” voters in a new lawsuit. The challenge filed Wednesday and assigned to a judge in Lafayette says the map, which Republican lawmakers agreed to as a result of a 2022 federal lawsuit filed in Baton …

Federal appeals court won’t revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal appeals court won’t revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act

Associated Press  

— A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision that would prevent private groups from suing under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, prompting a potential fight before the U.S. Supreme Court over a ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Circuit Court of Appeals after …

A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act

NPR  

A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal appeals court has denied a request to revisit a ruling that could undermine a key tool for enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process. It's the …

Arkansas abortion ban may be scaled back, if group can collect enough signatures
11 months ago

Arkansas abortion ban may be scaled back, if group can collect enough signatures

Associated Press  

— Arkansas’ attorney general on Tuesday approved the wording of a proposed ballot measure that would scale back the state’s abortion ban, clearing the way for supporters to begin gathering enough signatures to qualify for the November election. The group must submit at least 90,704 valid signatures from registered voters — which is 6% of the votes cast in the …

3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024

NPR  

3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Voting Rights Act had a roller-coaster year in the courts in 2023, and legal challenges to the landmark law are set to continue this year. While critics have been challenging …

THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
1 year ago

THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — The clock is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries compliant with the Voting Rights Act for two Native American tribes who successfully sued for new lines. A federal judge last month ruled that the state’s 2021 redistricting map violates the landmark 1965 civil rights law in diluting …

Arkansas AG rejects language for proposed ballot measure protecting access to government records
1 year ago

Arkansas AG rejects language for proposed ballot measure protecting access to government records

Associated Press  

— Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday rejected the language for a proposed ballot measure that would make access to government records and meetings a right protected in the state’s constitution. Griffin rejected the language for the proposed Arkansas Government Transparency Amendment, which would also make it more difficult for lawmakers to narrow access to public meetings and records. …

Appeals court takes DeSantis’ side in challenge to a map that helped unseat a Black congressman
1 year ago

Appeals court takes DeSantis’ side in challenge to a map that helped unseat a Black congressman

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature didn’t violate the state constitution when it approved congressional maps pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that helped the GOP replace a Black Democratic representative with a white conservative, an appeals court ruled Friday. The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court’s ruling that the map that rewrote U.S. Rep. Alan Lawson’s …

In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes’ rights
1 year, 1 month ago

In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes’ rights

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A day after a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the Voting Rights Act, North Dakota’s top election official announced Tuesday that he wants the court to review a judge’s recent ruling that protected two Native American tribes’ voting rights. Voting rights groups had hailed U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte’s ruling Friday that the …

Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law. The 2-1 decision by a panel of …

The Supreme Court refuses to speed the drawing of a new congressional map in Louisiana
1 year, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court refuses to speed the drawing of a new congressional map in Louisiana

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency appeal from Black voters in Louisiana to speed the process of drawing new congressional districts in the state. The appeals court said U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick was moving too fast and must give the state more time to consider a new map. Civil rights groups had hoped a new …

Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support
1 year, 2 months ago

Another round of Ohio Statehouse maps has been challenged in court, despite bipartisan support

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocacy groups fighting Ohio’s political maps in court formally objected Thursday to the latest round of Statehouse districts, which they see as once again unfairly drawn to favor Republicans. The parties have “no choice” but to continue their challenge against the new maps, said Yurij Rudensky, senior counsel in the Democracy Program operation by New York University …

Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new congressional districts
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new congressional districts

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon rule on Alabama’s request to let it keep new GOP-drawn congressional lines in place as it fights a three-judge panel’s plan to create a second majority-Black district, or something close to it, in the Deep South state. The state attorney general and lawyers representing Black voters who challenged the …

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps
1 year, 3 months ago

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. Shawn Donahue of the State University of New York at Buffalo, an expert on voting rights and redistricting, said the Supreme Court could put a quick end to the delays and “summarily …

Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024

Associated Press  

Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled recently that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents. Another trial alleging racial violations in voting districts got underway Tuesday in Georgia, where Democrats also hope to make gains, while voting rights advocates in Ohio decided to drop a …

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map
1 year, 3 months ago

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio's …

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat
1 year, 3 months ago

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters’ power. Court cases challenging district lines drawn after the 2020 Census could shape 2024 congressional elections in states beyond Alabama and Georgia, including Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas. “Despite these striking …

Deal over Florida’s redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district
1 year, 4 months ago

Deal over Florida’s redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Voting rights groups that sued state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. The agreement reached late last week opens the possibility that the seat will be restored to a district dominated by Black voters, depending on how a state judge rules and whether the judge’s decision survives rounds of appeals all the way to …

Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map
1 year, 4 months ago

Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama’s redrawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court orders to create a district that is fair to Black voters. A special three-judge panel in 2022 blocked use of the the state’s existing districts and said any new congressional map should include two districts where …

The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court
1 year, 5 months ago

The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order. The fight over whether Alabama’s congressional map complies with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 now shifts back to federal court as state Republicans …

Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana political remap case, increasing the likelihood that the Republican-dominated state will have to redraw boundary lines to create a second mostly Black congressional district. “What this does is it puts us back on track to realize a second majority-minority district.” In a written statement, the Louisiana Legislative …

Arkansas Supreme Court lifts order blocking governor’s education overhaul
1 year, 6 months ago

Arkansas Supreme Court lifts order blocking governor’s education overhaul

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Gov. In their 5-2 ruling, the court’s majority said the law’s opponents failed to prove the “irreparable harm” that would be caused if the law remained in effect. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a huge win for parents, teachers, and most importantly …

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
1 year, 6 months ago

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections

Associated Press  

The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. RACE IN REDISTRICTING The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that Alabama’s congressional districts likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters. It ordered a lower court to impose new U.S. House and state …

Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. “As I said when I vetoed it, Louisiana’s current congressional map …

Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case from Alabama, with two conservative justices joining liberals in rejecting a Republican-led effort to weaken a landmark voting rights law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh aligned with the court’s liberals in affirming a lower-court ruling …

Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act — and might have helped doom Republicans in 2024
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act — and might have helped doom Republicans in 2024

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court stunned political observers on Thursday in the closely watched Allen v. Milligan case, ruling that Alabama likely violated the Voting Rights Act's prohibition on racial gerrymandering when it drew a map that packs most of the state's Black voters into a single congressional district — and the decision could make it harder for Republicans to hold the …

Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act in surprise ruling against Alabama Republicans
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act in surprise ruling against Alabama Republicans

LA Times  

Supreme Court justices have ruled 5 to 4 that Alabama’s Republican-controlled Legislature must draw a new election district that would be likely to favor a Black Democrat. The Supreme Court upheld the broad reach of the Voting Rights Act on Thursday, ruling that Alabama’s Republican lawmakers are required to draw a new election district that would likely elect a Black …

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Alabama Black voters
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Alabama Black voters

Al Jazeera  

The conservative-dominated United States Supreme Court, in a surprise ruling, has sided with Black voters who alleged a Republican-drawn districting map in the state of Alabama was discriminatory. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said that the congressional map — which had only one majority Black congressional district out of seven, in a state where more than one in four …

Arkansas Supreme Court won’t lift order blocking education overhaul, will move quickly on appeal
1 year, 6 months ago

Arkansas Supreme Court won’t lift order blocking education overhaul, will move quickly on appeal

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Supreme Court declined Friday to block a judge’s order preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. “We look forward to briefing the additional legal issues requested by the court, and we are grateful that the Arkansas judiciary is still strongly committed to upholding the rule of law.” Republican Attorney General Tim Griffin said he was disappointed that …

New lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas’ US House map as unconstitutional
1 year, 7 months ago

New lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas’ US House map as unconstitutional

Associated Press  

— A group of voters and a coalition of religious leaders asked a federal court on Tuesday to strike down Arkansas’ 2021 U.S. House map as unconstitutional, saying it dilutes the influence of Black voters in the Little Rock area. The lawsuit by three Pulaski County voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance is the third that’s been filed since 2021 …

Supreme Court to review South Carolina congressional map for discrimination against Black voters
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to review South Carolina congressional map for discrimination against Black voters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether South Carolina’s congressional districts need to be redrawn because they discriminate against Black voters. The justices said Monday they would review a lower-court ruling that found a coastal district running from Charleston to Hilton Head was intentionally redrawn to reduce the number of Democratic-leaning Black voters and to make it …

Lawsuit filed over new Arkansas law on initiative signatures
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawsuit filed over new Arkansas law on initiative signatures

Associated Press  

— A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot by raising the number of counties where signatures must be gathered. Republican state Sen. Bryan King and the League of Women Voters of Arkansas filed the lawsuit challenging the new restriction approved by the majority-GOP Legislature and signed by …

How a Supreme Court justice's paragraph put the Voting Rights Act in more danger
1 year, 9 months ago

How a Supreme Court justice's paragraph put the Voting Rights Act in more danger

NPR  

How a Supreme Court justice's paragraph put the Voting Rights Act in more danger Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The roots of the next potential U.S. Supreme Court showdown that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination can be traced to a handful of sentences by Justice Neil Gorsuch. Citing …

SC Republicans to appeal redistricting case to Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

SC Republicans to appeal redistricting case to Supreme Court

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal appeals court has denied South Carolina Republicans’ motion for a stay in the ongoing challenge over the state’s congressional district map. If the Supreme Court takes the case and affirms the federal panel’s ruling, the state’s coastal 1st District will not be redrawn until 30 days after the high court’s final decision. After the new …

Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law
2 years, 2 months ago

Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open Tuesday to making it harder to create majority Black electoral districts, in an Alabama case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States. The justices heard two hours of arguments in the latest showdown over the federal Voting Rights Act, with lawsuits seeking to force Alabama …

US Supreme Court hears arguments in Alabama voting rights case
2 years, 2 months ago

US Supreme Court hears arguments in Alabama voting rights case

Al Jazeera  

The case could have implications for the future of voting rights in the United States, where partisan voting maps are common. The US Supreme Court heard spirited arguments on Tuesday in a major legal battle that threatens to further undermine a landmark federal voting rights law as the state of Alabama defends a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for …

Arkansas panel rejects recreational marijuana ballot measure
2 years, 4 months ago

Arkansas panel rejects recreational marijuana ballot measure

Associated Press  

— The State Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday blocked a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana from appearing on Arkansas’ ballot this fall. The panel rejected the measure after commissioners said they didn’t believe the ballot title fully explained to voters the impact of the amendment. For example, commissioners said they were concerned that the amendment would repeal the state’s …

An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law
2 years, 7 months ago

An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law

NPR  

An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal appeals court granted Florida's request to reinstate portions of the state's election law on Friday while it appeals a lower court's decision that the law was aimed at suppressing Black voters. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said that Judge Mark Walker's March ruling that …

Republicans Look To Cut Off Legal Paths To Challenge Partisan And Racial Gerrymandering
2 years, 8 months ago

Republicans Look To Cut Off Legal Paths To Challenge Partisan And Racial Gerrymandering

Huff Post  

Republicans want the Supreme Court to rule against the remaining paths for challenging partisan gerrymandering and racially discriminatory district maps. “Their best defense right now is for those who decide what the law is to change the law.” The Move To State Courts In Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices ruled that federal courts are not the …

Arkansas judge won’t stay ruling striking down 4 voting laws
2 years, 8 months ago

Arkansas judge won’t stay ruling striking down 4 voting laws

Associated Press  

— An Arkansas judge said Tuesday that he will not stay his decision that struck down as unconstitutional four new voting laws approved by the Republican-led Legislature last year. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen denied Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s motion for a stay of his permanent injunction earlier this month against the laws the Legislature approved last year. …

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