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North Carolina Supreme Court pauses ruling to disenfranchise voters

* The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily paused ([link removed]) a lower court’s ruling ([link removed]) , issued Friday, to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election, unless they fix their ballots in 15 days.
* Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs narrowly won last fall’s state Supreme Court race, even after two recounts. But her opponent, Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, is seeking to overturn the result by having around 65,000 votes thrown out.

Court condemns Trump over wrongful deportation

* The 4th Circuit rejected ([link removed]) President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a ruling requiring the return of a wrongfully deported Maryland father. The court described the deportation as "a path of perfect lawlessness." On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court put a temporary stay on the 4th Circuit’s ruling.

Appeals court reverses Trump firing two federal board members

* The D.C. Appeals Court reinstated ([link removed]) two board members of independent federal agencies fired by Trump, setting up a potential Supreme Court fight over a 90-year-old legal precedent protecting officials from presidential dismissal.

States continue to fight anti-voting order

* Washington and Oregon filed ([link removed]) a lawsuit challenging several provisions of Trump’s anti-voting executive order. The states argued the order violates the Constitution and multiple federal laws, including the National Voter Registration Act.
* It’s the fifth lawsuit filed over Trump’s order, which election officials and voting rights advocates warn ([link removed]) could disenfranchise millions of voters if it’s allowed to stand, in part by making registering to vote and voting by mail ([link removed]) more difficult. Several of the earlier lawsuits have been consolidated into one.

Nevada’s Election Worker Protection Law stands

* The 9th Circuit affirmed ([link removed]) the dismissal of a far-right challenge to Nevada's Election Worker Protection Law. The lawsuit was originally brought in 2023 by failed Republican attorney general candidate and now interim U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada Sigal Chattah.

A win for South Carolina voters

* The ACLU of South Carolina announced ([link removed]) the DMV fixed a policy preventing the processing of voter registrations of residents under age 18 even though they would be eligible to vote in the next general election. The ACLU sued over this issue last year, but withdrew the case. The DMV's general counsel sent a letter last month stating the department had fixed its software and now transmits voter registration information for individuals 16 and older.

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