Nebraskans with felony convictions might have their voting rights restored.

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Daily Docket — Tuesday, April 16

Here are some updates out of Georgia.
* After litigation prevented Georgia from holding elections for the state Public Service Commission for many years, the 11th Circuit is allowing ([link removed]) Georgia to elect new commissioners using a method that a federal court found violates the Voting Rights Act.
+ This order comes as voters recently took this case ([link removed]) to the U.S. Supreme Court. Briefing remains ongoing and the Court has not yet decided if it will take the case.
* In a case challenging ([link removed]) Georgia's electoral maps under the Voting Rights Act, 19 Democratic attorneys general filed amicus briefs defending voters' rights to challenge unfair voting laws in court.
+ Meanwhile, 15 GOP attorneys general filed briefs arguing that voters can't contest unfair voting laws in court.

Here are some other updates.
* A judge in New Jersey ruled ([link removed]) that most counties can use the controversial "county line" ballot design for the state’s 2024 Republican primaries. However, the design remains blocked for the upcoming Democratic primary elections.
* Nebraska's Republican-controlled Legislature passed ([link removed]) a bill to restore voting rights to people convicted of a felony after the completion of their entire sentence. The bill heads to Gov. Jim Pillen (R) for his signature or veto.
* After a federal court dismissed a right-wing lawsuit seeking to block a Washington, D.C. law allowing noncitizens to vote in elections for mayor, city council, neighborhood commissions and other local races only, the conservative plaintiffs appealed ([link removed]) the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The law currently remains in place.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in an under-the-radar case that could have major consequences for Trump’s election subversion charges.
* It might be hard to keep track of all of Trump’s court cases, but this is one to keep your eye on, Marc told members in his exclusive, email-only analysis.
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Here’s what’s coming up.
* The Supreme Court did not issue a decision on South Carolina's congressional map ([link removed]) today, but the Court's next opinion day is tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT. We’ll be keeping an eye out for that decision.

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