Daily Docket — Thursday, Oct. 5

Here are some recent updates.

  • After three Supreme Court rulings and unprecedented defiance from Republicans, Alabama finally has a fair congressional map with a second Black-opportunity district in place for the 2024 elections.

  • Former President Donald Trump filed a motion to dismiss his Jan. 6 federal indictment case, claiming he is immune from prosecution because he was president at the time of the alleged conduct. 

  • Tennessee House Rep. Justin Jones (D) filed a federal lawsuit arguing that his expulsion from the state House violated his 1st and 14th Amendment rights. Jones was expelled by the Republican-led House in April for protesting in support of gun reform legislation.

  • Ohio voters asked the state Supreme Court for permission to file objections to the new Republican-gerrymandered legislative maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission last week.

  • A New York court held a hearing to determine if new absentee voting law Assembly Bill 7931 will be blocked as litigation continues in a lawsuit filed by the state's Republican Party.

  • The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard an appeal from Maine asking to reverse a lower court decision that ruled the state violated federal law when it tried to prevent a conservative group from gaining free access to and publishing voters' personal information.

Here’s what to expect tomorrow.

  • There is oral argument in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Republicans’ appeal of the decision that blocked Louisiana’s congressional map for likely violating the Voting Rights Act. Follow along with Democracy Docket’s live coverage on Twitter at 10 a.m. EDT!

  • The opinion from the trial is due in the New Mexico congressional redistricting challenge following last week’s trial.

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