Trump's judges latest revolt against the Voting Rights Act
At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America’s most important voting rights law.
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At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America’s most important voting rights law.
Lower court judges are trying to show Roberts and Kavanaugh who’s boss.
A federal appeals panel last Monday affirmed a lower court’s ruling and dismissed a case challenging Arkansas’ state redistricting map, asserting that only the United States attorney general can enforce the Voting Rights Act.
The old adage about America’s legal system has often been “Anyone can sue anyone.” But three federal judges don’t think much of that saying and, in fact, have determined that
Two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit voted to gut what is left of the Voting Rights Act.