Nevada voter challenges voter ID ballot initiative.

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Daily Docket — Tuesday, Dec. 5
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The Supreme Court Just Admitted That Public Pressure Is Working ([link removed])

By Rakim Brooks

Here are some updates.
* Georgia Republicans are one step closer ([link removed]) to enacting new gerrymandered maps. The state House and Senate maps await the signature of Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and the congressional districts passed the first chamber today.
* A Nevada voter filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit to stop a voter ID initiative from getting on the ballot. The plaintiff argues that the initiative violates state law because the language is deceptive and misleading.
* A federal judge in Arizona rejected ([link removed]) a lawsuit arguing that the 14th Amendment disqualifies former President Donald Trump from running for president again due to his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
* The Republican National Committee sent ([link removed]) a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D), alleging inconsistencies in the state’s voter registration numbers. The organization is demanding the secretary of state address its concerns, or else it will proceed with a lawsuit.
* New York Republicans asked ([link removed]) a state court to expedite review of a new mail-in voting law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, citing an upcoming special election caused by the expulsion of former Rep. George Santos (R) from Congress.
* Wisconsin Republican lawmakers introduced ([link removed]) legislation to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the state's bipartisan election regulatory body, and grant more power over elections to the state's Republican-controlled Legislature.
* The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Irma Ramirez to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first Latina to ever serve on the circuit. Read more about President Joe Biden’s federal judge confirmations here ([link removed]) .
* Louisiana Republicans asked ([link removed]) the 5th Circuit to revise its private right of action precedent, saying that the 8th Circuit's recent decision has created an "untenable scenario where a [Voting Rights Act] claim by private litigatns can proceed in Louisiana but not in neighboring Arkansas”
+ Last month, the 8th Circuit ruled that private parties cannot sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, only the U.S. Department of Justice can. Louisiana Republicans want the 5th Circuit to adopt the same ruling. Read more here ([link removed]) .
* The U.S. Supreme Court did not release a decision in the South Carolina congressional redistricting case ([link removed]) today. South Carolina asked the Court to issue a decision by the new year so the state has time to redraw the map in time for 2024 elections, if necessary.

Here’s what to expect tomorrow.
* The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a lawsuit challenging Trump’s eligibility to be on the state’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election.

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