Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Watson v. RNC, finding





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June 29, 2026




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AG Nessel Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Watson v. RNC

*LANSING *– Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in "Watson v. RNC."

“By finding Mississippi’s law valid, the Supreme Court has affirmed the fundamental right of states to manage their own elections without influence from the federal government. This ruling protects the integrity of Michigan’s own laws, ensuring military and overseas voters are heard. It respects the flexibility states need to accommodate voters who face hurdles, without imposing unbearable burdens on our local clerks. Despite a blatant push by the Trump administration and Republicans to intimidate voters and disrupt our elections, the rule of law has once again prevailed. I am relieved the Supreme Court protected the way states successfully administer democracy.”

Last week, Attorney General Nessel, who joined an amicus brief in support of the Mississippi law, secured four victories protecting the fundamental right to vote. The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the Michigan Court of Claims decision [ [link removed] ]on the processing of absent-voter ballots, ruling that Michigan law does not prohibit the tabulation of absent-voter ballots returned with missing or mismatched ballot stubs. The Attorney General also two other major victories earlier last week [ [link removed] ] blocking the Trump Administration from exerting federal control over state elections and two other major victories earlier last week when the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit targeting sensitive voter information and a separate federal court struck down President Donald Trump’s March 2025 Elections Executive Order.

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