SCOTUS declines to review decision striking down Washington’s state legislative map.

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Daily Docket — Tuesday Feb. 20

Here are some recent updates.
* Wisconsin will have fair legislative maps in time for the 2024 general election after having some of the most gerrymandered districts in the country for more than a decade, thanks to legislation signed ([link removed]) by Gov. Tony Evers (D).
* The U.S. Supreme Court left in place ([link removed]) a decision striking down Washington's state legislative map for violating the Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino voting power. A lower court will oversee the process of redrawing fair districts for the 2024 elections.
+ In a separate case challenging Washington's legislative map, the Court voided a previous decision dismissing a case that argued the districts are racially gerrymandered. A lower court was ordered to issue a new judgment.
* Louisiana's Republican secretary of state and attorney general appealed ([link removed]) a decision striking down ([link removed]) Louisiana’s legislative districts to the notoriously conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. State officials are arguing that voters cannot sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
* The Democratic National Committee moved ([link removed]) to defend Arizona's 2023 Elections Procedural Manual from two conservative lawsuits, including one from the Republican National Committee.
* A federal appeals court heard ([link removed]) arguments in a critical lawsuit that could potentially impact thousands of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 election.
* The Kansas Supreme Court also heard ([link removed]) oral argument in a lawsuit challenging three provisions of a 2021 voter suppression law. The law limits ballot collection, restricts advocacy organizations from helping voters and imposes a signature verification requirement.
* The Supreme Court won't review ([link removed]) Kentucky's process that arbitrarily dictates which individuals with a previous felony conviction will regain the right to vote — keeping the scheme in place.

Here’s what’s coming up tomorrow.
* There will be a hearing in a federal lawsuit ([link removed]) brought by a conservative group challenging a new Minnesota law ([link removed]) that seeks to combat election misinformation, voter intimidation and harassment.
* The Supreme Court will release opinions at 10 a.m. EST — we are looking out for a decision in a case challenging ([link removed]) South Carolina’s congressional map as well as a ruling in the Colorado case ([link removed]) seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot.

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