Last month, Indiana passed a law removing student ID cards as an accepted form of voter ID. A new lawsuit challenging the move calls it “a surgical attack on young voters.”
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New lawsuit blasts Indiana for banning student IDs at the polls
Last month, Indiana passed a law removing student ID cards as an accepted form of voter ID. Advocacy groups and a student sued the state, calling the move “a surgical attack on young voters.”
Kansas pro-voting groups sued to block a new law ending the state’s three-day grace period for mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The groups argue the law makes voting by mail “virtually impossible" for many voters.
The Kansas law is part of a broaderRepublicaneffort to disenfranchise voters whose ballots arrive after Election Day.
Florida voters sue to block new law restricting ballot measures
Two Florida voters and an advocacy group sued the state over a new law that imposes stricter rules on citizen-led ballot initiatives. The law requires petition circulators to be U.S. citizens and Florida residents, shortens the time to submit petitions, and increases the risk of fines and criminal charges.
Plaintiffs argue the law violates constitutional rights and is part of a broader effort by the Republican-led legislature to weaken voter-driven reforms.
The courts must stop presuming Trump is a regular president
Judges still give President Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt—despite his open defiance of court orders and targeting of political opponents, Marc writes.
The Trump administration regularly relies on the presumption of regularity as its go-to defense in lawsuits brought by plaintiffs seeking to halt illegal government actions and protect democracy. Too often, this presumption hinders courts from delving into the true motivations behind government actions.
Two legal wins for voters in Pennsylvania
On Friday, courts delivered wins for Pennsylvania voters in two different right-wing disenfranchisement efforts. One ruling ensured that undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots will be counted, while the other rejected a far-right bid to purge more than 277,000 from the state’s voter rolls. Marc and Paige Moskowitz discuss.
Marc’s time on 60 Minutes and why he refuses to stay silent
Yesterday, Marc was featured on 60 Minutes to discuss Trump's attacks on the rule of law. He was the only lawyer targeted by Trump who was willing to appear on the program.
“Even after he won the 2016 election, Trump’s disdain for democracy remained central to his identity. Trump became the 45th President as an avowed election critic, vote suppressor and someone who bore a personal grudge against me,” Marc writes in a new piece.
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