New York court rejects challenge to a law that simplifies absentee ballot counting.

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Daily Docket — Wednesday, May 8
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Black Louisiana voters turn to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of gaining a victory for their congressional map.
* Black voters in Louisiana asked ([link removed]) the Supreme Court to use the state's congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the 2024 election. A lower court struck down the map for discriminating against "non-African American" voters.

August will mark 59 years since the Voting Rights Act was passed, and Senate Majority Whip Durbin (D-Ill.) believes that more needs to be done to protect voters.
* Durbin reintroduced ([link removed]) a proposed amendment to enshrine an explicit, individual right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.

Leading up to the 2024 election, former President Donald Trump threatens the state of democracy.
* Trump and his Republican allies have made it clear that they have no intention of accepting the outcome of a fair election – and we already know what happens next, Marc writes. Read more here. ([link removed])
* A Georgia court will hear ([link removed]) Trump's appeal to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from the election subversion case after a trial court allowed her to remain on the case.

Courts heard cases about photo ID requirements for voting today.
* A federal court in Idaho held ([link removed]) a hearing today in a challenge to two state laws that eliminate student IDs as an acceptable form of identification for voting. Activist groups say the laws make it harder for young people to vote.
* Oral argument was heard ([link removed]) today in the Nevada Supreme Court over a ballot measure that would impose photo ID requirements for in-person voting. The court will determine if the measure will be on the ballot this fall.

There have been some recent wins for voters in court.
* A New York court largely rejected ([link removed]) the New York Republican Party's challenge to a law that simplifies the absentee ballot counting process, keeping most of the law in place.
* Recently, Montana voters got a major victory over a new law that aimed to suppress and even criminalize them. Marc explains the case and how this win may impact November's election. Watch it here. ([link removed])

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