Courts
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Elections
A federal district judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to overhaul U.S. federal elections, siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who said the order violated the Constitution. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Denise Casper agreed to grant a preliminary injunction that was sought by the attorneys general from…
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Supreme Court to Hear Congressman’s Challenge to State Ballot-Counting Law
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The Supreme Court said on June 2 that it will consider a congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day to be counted. A victory for the petitioner, Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.), could open the door to more lawsuits being filed in other states against the…
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Federal Government Sues North Carolina Over Allegedly Faulty Voter Registration Records
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 28 sued North Carolina’s election board, alleging officials violated federal law by failing to obtain certain details for people who registered to vote. State officials have acknowledged violations of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 but took limited actions to prevent future violations, according to the…
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Federal Judge Orders North Carolina to Certify Democrat Winner of Supreme Court Election
A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on May 5 to certify the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court election and confirm the victory of Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs after the results were challenged by a Republican judge. In a 68-page ruling, District Judge Richard E. Myers II ruled in…
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US Appeals Court Halts Ballot Curing Efforts in North Carolina Supreme Court Election
A U.S. appeals court this week temporarily blocked North Carolina state elections officials from contacting voters whose ballots were disputed in 2024’s state Supreme Court race and could be eliminated from the final vote count. In a 2–1 ruling issued on Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit paused state officials’ efforts…
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Judge Rejects California’s Attempt to Block City’s Voter ID Law
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A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s voter ID law April 7, ruling the city did not violate state elections law when voters passed the provision last year. In his ruling early Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas denied a request by California Attorney General Rob…
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Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Misdated or Undated Ballot Envelopes, Court Rules
A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s requirement for voters to date the outer envelope of their mail-in ballots is unconstitutional. In a March 31 decision, Judge Susan Paradise Baxter of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sided with a group of Democratic organizations and an Erie County voter who challenged…
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AG Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Suit That Accused Georgia of Suppressing Black Voters
Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on March 31 that she is directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its 2021 election law, Senate Bill 202, reversing a high-profile challenge originally brought under the Biden administration. In June 2021, the DOJ under the Biden administration alleged that…
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Michigan Lawmakers Take Their Fight for Right to Regulate Elections to Supreme Court
A group of 11 Michigan lawmakers is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to keep fighting in court to affirm their constitutionally specified powers to prescribe the conduct of federal elections in the state. The group includes two state senators and nine representatives, all Republicans. Erick Kaardal, the lead attorney for the petitioners,…
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Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case
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The Supreme Court on March 24 grappled with a much-litigated racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana involving two consolidated cases: Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais. Gerrymandering refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a particular party or constituency. The case came after the Supreme Court in June 2023 struck down on…
