Daily Docket — Wednesday, July 5
Despite Small Improvements, State Supreme Courts Remain Unrepresentative
By Devon Hesano

Here are some recent updates you may have missed.

  • In a victory for voters, a federal judge blocked portions of Florida's new omnibus voter suppression law Senate Bill 7050 as litigation continues. The judge wrote: "This case arises from Florida’s latest assault on the right to vote."
  • A conservative group, Minnesota Voters Alliance, filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's new law that restored voting rights to more than 50,000 people with prior felony convictions. The group argues that the law violates the state constitution and asks a court to block its enforcement.

  • A federal judge dismissed a conspiracy-filled lawsuit in Oregon that sought to dismantle the state's mail-in voting system and prohibit electronic vote tabulators from being used in any election. Republicans who brought the lawsuit have already appealed the decision.
     
  • A prominent Nevada Republican with "significant ties" to the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election filed a lawsuit challenging a new law, which is designed to protect election officials from intimidation, harassment and election interference. 

Here’s what to expect coming up.

  • Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EDT, there will be a hearing of an appeal in a state-level lawsuit challenging a Mississippi bill that creates a new court with unelected judges in the majority-Black capital of Jackson. Plaintiffs argue that the bill violates voters' constitutional rights.

Can’t get enough news? You can always find more details about these updates on our News page.

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