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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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