Daily Docket — Tuesday, Oct. 10

Here are some updates from today.

  • North Carolina's Republican-controlled Legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's (D) veto of two anti-voting bills — Senate Bills 747 and 749 — enacting the legislation into law. 

  • Minutes after Republican lawmakers overrode Cooper’s veto, voting rights groups sued over part of North Carolina's new omnibus voter suppression law, S.B. 747, arguing that it violates the First and 14th Amendments.

  • Another lawsuit was filed by the Democratic National Committee challenging different provisions of S.B.747. 

  • Louisiana filed its response in the U.S. Supreme Court to Black voters and civil rights groups' emergency request for a hearing on new congressional districts. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the hearing to be canceled, delaying a fair map.

  • Today is the last day to register to vote in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. Double-check your registration to make sure your voices are heard in the important state and local elections on Nov. 7. Register here

Here’s what to expect coming up.

  • Tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case alleging that South Carolina's congressional map is racially gerrymandered. It's the Court's first election case of this term. Follow along on Twitter and Threads as we provide live updates during the argument and learn more here.

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