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Tag: U.S. Supreme Court

North Carolina Legislators Propose Boilerplate Bills Suppressing Mail-in and Election Day Registration Voters

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023
We’re in North Carolina today awaiting action by the U.S. Supreme Court on Moore vs. Harper, the Independent State Legislature theory test case, and we just learned about a new bill shortening mail-in ballot deadlines and implementing provisional ballots for election-day registrants.
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Future SCOTUS Case on South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Could Further Erode Federal Protections

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
We have ANOTHER U.S. Supreme Court case to put on your radar, one which could further erode protections against racial gerrymandering by anti-voter state legislatures. Expect to see Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP on next year’s docket.
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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Dismissing Moore v. Harper; Democracy Advocates Divided

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Last month, the North Carolina Supreme Court reconsidered the case at the root of Moore v. Harper, overturning its own decision. Doing so may make Harper, now under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, moot. Last week, SCOTUS heard arguments for and against dismissing the case, intriguingly putting pro-Democracy groups on both sides of the fence.
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Challenge to Washington Voting Rights Act in the State’s High Court Raises Concern Among Democracy Advocates

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023
We have ANOTHER democracy lawsuit to watch, this time in Washington State. The case challenges the Washington Voting Rights Act, the state’s response to portions of the FEDERAL Voting Rights Act being struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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North Carolina Supreme Court’s Harper v. Hall Decision May Impact an Even Bigger Case:  Moore v. Harper

May 1, 2023May 4, 2023
We reported yesterday on the blatantly partisan decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court to throw out its own 2022 decision and give license to the state legislature to gerrymander at will. That decision ALSO impacts the Moore vs. Harper “independent state legislature” case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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