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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal federal judge STRIKES DOWN key provisions of voters suppression law SB90.
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Lawsuit brought by the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matters Fund, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and individual voters against all 67 Florida counties challenging voter suppression law Senate Bill 90. The case claims that S.B. 90s drop box restrictions, mail-in ballot repeat request requirement, volunteer assistance ban, deceptive registration warning and food and water ban violate the First and 14th Amendments. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) intervened in the case. Four cases challenging S.B. 90 were consolidated for discovery and trial, with this case named as the parent case. A two-week trial began on Monday, Jan. 31.
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Federal federal judge STRIKES DOWN key provisions of voters suppression law SB90. (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
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Florida must seek court preapproval to change some voting laws, judge rules
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
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scarletlib
(3,477 posts)1. Great until it gets to the Supreme Court.
leftyladyfrommo
(19,345 posts)6. We don't have a Supreme Court.
It's nothing but an arm for the rightwing.
I have no confidence. I don't even listen because I already know how they will rule for the right wing and the corporations.
I am so disappointed in Roberts.
PortTack
(34,248 posts)2. A win! Something to celebrate!!!!
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,465 posts)3. This makes me happy
MerryBlooms
(11,884 posts)4. Beaut!
gademocrat7
(11,086 posts)5. Very good news!
spanone
(137,407 posts)7. ...K&R...
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,465 posts)8. Federal court has placed Florida under VRA pre-clearance for 10 years👇🏻
UTUSN
(72,156 posts)9. K&R
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,465 posts)10. Florida must seek court preapproval to change some voting laws, judge rules
This is a major ruling on imposing preclearance on Florida
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Florida cannot change certain voting laws without getting preapproval from a federal court for the next decade, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, saying the state has an ongoing and extensive history of discrimination against non-white voters that warranted extraordinary oversight.
US district judge Mark Walker put the state back under preclearance on Thursday as part of a 288-page ruling striking down new voting restrictions in Florida limiting the availability of drop boxes, and making it more difficult for third-party groups to register voters. Florida has repeatedly, recently, and persistently acted to deny Black Floridians access to the franchise, he wrote in his opinion.
Placing a state under federal preclearance is an extraordinary, and rarely used, action. A provision of the Voting Rights Act allows judges to place jurisdictions under federal supervision if there is evidence of intentional discrimination. Until Thursday, courts have not placed any states back under supervision since the supreme courts 2013 decision in Shelby County v Holder.
US district judge Mark Walker put the state back under preclearance on Thursday as part of a 288-page ruling striking down new voting restrictions in Florida limiting the availability of drop boxes, and making it more difficult for third-party groups to register voters. Florida has repeatedly, recently, and persistently acted to deny Black Floridians access to the franchise, he wrote in his opinion.
Placing a state under federal preclearance is an extraordinary, and rarely used, action. A provision of the Voting Rights Act allows judges to place jurisdictions under federal supervision if there is evidence of intentional discrimination. Until Thursday, courts have not placed any states back under supervision since the supreme courts 2013 decision in Shelby County v Holder.
mcar
(43,327 posts)11. A big win
yes it will be appealed but it's still good news.
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,465 posts)12. STRUCK DOWN: DeSantis loses big in new federal court ruling
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Ron DeSantis has been a huge supporter of Trumps unhinged claims of a stolen 2020 election and has supported numerous measures to carry forward the Republican Partys anti-democratic agenda, including setting up his own election police force that will investigate claims of election fraud and that answers directly to his office.
In his ruling against Senate Bill 90, Judge Walker acknowledged that the legislation unduly burdening disabled voters, and intentionally targeting minority voters all to improve the electoral prospects of the party in power.
The decision has triggered Florida Republicans, with State Senate President Wilton Simpson calling it unbecoming of an officer of the court.
What is actually unbecoming of anything is opportunistic and cynical lawmakers attacking our right to vote and the democratic process because of the temper tantrums of Donald Trump, a disgraced reality TV star and insurrection enthusiast, who simply cant accept that a majority of Americans rejected his bid to be reelected as president.
In his ruling against Senate Bill 90, Judge Walker acknowledged that the legislation unduly burdening disabled voters, and intentionally targeting minority voters all to improve the electoral prospects of the party in power.
The decision has triggered Florida Republicans, with State Senate President Wilton Simpson calling it unbecoming of an officer of the court.
What is actually unbecoming of anything is opportunistic and cynical lawmakers attacking our right to vote and the democratic process because of the temper tantrums of Donald Trump, a disgraced reality TV star and insurrection enthusiast, who simply cant accept that a majority of Americans rejected his bid to be reelected as president.
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,465 posts)13. This is a good discussion of this opinion