Daily Docket — Tuesday, Jan. 2

Here are some updates you may have missed.

  • A federal judge ruled that right-wing group True the Vote's efforts to cancel over 364,000 voter registrations ahead of the 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs did not illegally intimidate voters under the Voting Rights Act.

  • In a win for voters, a Wisconsin judge enacted uniform standards to determine if the witness certificate of an absentee ballot has a proper address. The move will ensure that voters' ballots aren't unfairly rejected due to different rules across counties.

  • The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked Mississippi from creating a new, unelected court in Hinds County, home to part of the state's capital of Jackson. Civil rights groups and the U.S. Department of Justice argue the new court discriminates against the majority-Black county.

  • Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) rejected language for a proposed amendment that would expand voter registration, mail-in voting and more in the state, claiming the title and summary were misleading. New language must be submitted.

  • New Jersey Democrats passed a bill to permit 17-year-olds, who will turn 18 by the next general election, to vote in the state's primaries. The legislation awaits Gov. Phil Murphy's (D) expected signature.

Here are some redistricting updates. 

  • Wisconsin and Michigan will have new legislative districts before the 2024 elections. Courts struck down Wisconsin's maps for violating the state constitution and Michigan's districts for racial gerrymandering.

  • A federal judge ruled that Georgia's new Republican-drawn congressional and legislative maps "fully complied" with the court's order to create new majority-Black districts — but lawmakers dismantled existing minority-opportunity districts to do so.

Here are some Trumpdates.

  • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment because of his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Trump appealed Bellows' decision to state court.

  • The Colorado Republican Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s presidential ballot. Trump is expected to file his own appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court soon. 

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