Daily Docket — Tuesday, May 9

Here are some court updates from today and yesterday.

The U.S. Department of Justice entered into a consent decree with Union County, New Jersey over the county’s failure to provide adequate assistance and election materials to Spanish-speaking voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. [link removed]

A federal judge temporarily blocked Boston’s city council map and ordered new districts to be drawn. Voters and local groups alleged in a lawsuit that the council "deliberately diluted" the voting strength of white and Black voters in two districts, violating federal law. [link removed]

Here are some recent updates on Republican attempts to limit direct democracy.

The Ohio House will vote tomorrow on a resolution to raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from 50% to 60% of the vote. This would make it more difficult for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution. [link removed]

Today, the Missouri House passed a resolution to raise the threshold to approve citizen-led ballot measures from 50% to 57% of the vote. The resolution now heads to the Missouri Senate before it can go before voters. [link removed].

The Florida Legislature adjourned its 2023 legislative session last Friday without passing a resolution to increase the threshold from 60% to 66.7% for constitutional amendments. [link removed]

Here’s what to expect coming up.

On Friday, there will be oral argument over whether or not to hold a trial on the one outstanding claim in Kari Lake's lawsuit contesting her loss in the 2022 Arizona governor's race. [link removed]

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