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Part of Georgia’s Infamous SB 202 Voter Suppression Law Will Get Another Day in Court, Says Federal Court Panel

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Georgia was one of the first states to pass sweeping voter suppression laws after the 2020 election. Among many major changes, Senate Bill 202 made it harder to vote by mail and banned giving food and water to voters in line. It survived court challenges, but December 1st, an 11th Circuit federal court panel said free speech issues needed to be considered.

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Trump’s Disqualification from Colorado Ballot Feb. 8th; More State Challenges Filed

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

In a brief order released Friday, January 5th, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal on February 8th of former President Donald Trump, disputing his pending disqualification from the Colorado Presidential primary ballot.

Radical Decision by Appeals Court in Arkansas Case Greenlights North Dakota Appeal to Restore Maps Designed to Suppress Native American Voting Power

November 27, 2023November 28, 2023

A radical decision last week in an Arkansas racial gerrymandering case stopped voters and democracy groups from suing under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The State of North Dakota took advantage of the decision to appeal to have their racially discriminating gerrymandered maps restored, struck down after a lower court found they suppressed Native American voting power.

Will an Appeal Give New York’s Bipartisan Redistricting Committee Another Chance to Draw Fair Maps?

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023

In 2014, a New York constitutional amendment created the New York Independent Redistricting Commission. But the redistricting commission lacked both independence and authority, and the 2021 maps ended up in the legislature and ultimately the courts. The Congressional map was in court again last week.