Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 18

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Here are some updates from the past few days.

Pro-voting groups filed an amended complaint contesting a new Idaho law that tightens identification and residency requirements for voter registration. This is part of an existing lawsuit challenging another state law that eliminates the use of student IDs for voting.

Tennessee officials will not appeal a decision that temporarily blocks an anti-democratic law that forces Nashville to cut the size of its city council in half. The Metro Council will keep its current size of 40 members for the next election.

A court granted the Ohio Republican Party’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging House Bill 458, an Ohio voter suppression law that enacts strict photo ID among other restrictions.

Today, a trial was set to begin in a defamation case filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News. Instead, a last minute settlement was reached. Learn more about the intense, right-wing focus on voting technology here.

Here's what to expect coming up.

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court released one opinion unrelated to voting. Tomorrow is another opinion day and the Court can release rulings in any case already argued before the court. As always, we’ll be watching to see if a decision in Merrill v. Milligan or Moore v. Harper is dropped.

Ohio Republicans are holding committee hearings on a resolution that would raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60% of the vote, making it more difficult for Ohio voters to amend the state constitution. We will update you if the resolution advances.

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