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Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting rights case next year
Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting rights case next year
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Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting rights case next year
By Robert Barnes
Oct. 2, 2020 at 6:41 p.m. EDT
The Supreme Court on Friday added a major voting rights case to its docket and will review whether Arizona laws common in other states discriminate against racial minorities. ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that Arizona’s restrictions hurt minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act, although it allowed them to remain in place for the November election while litigation continued. The high court’s new term begins Monday.
Democrats had asked the Supreme Court to stay out of the fight and let the 9th Circuit’s decision stand, and fear that a contrary decision could result in a further weakening of the VRA’s protections by the increasingly conservative court. A 2013 decision by the court in Shelby County v. Holder declared unconstitutional a central component of the law.
[Supreme Court stops key provision of Voting Rights Act]
The state laws in question ban counting ballots cast in precincts other than where the voter is assigned and restrict other people from delivering a voter’s early ballot. President Trump has denounced what he calls “ballot harvesting.” .... The cases are Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee.
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In another development, the court will hear a long-running dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission can ease restrictions on media companies owning properties in the same media market. ... The plans have been thwarted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. ... The cases are National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project and Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project.
Robert Barnes
Robert Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987. He joined The Post to cover Maryland politics, and he has served in various editing positions, including metropolitan editor and national political editor. He has covered the Supreme Court since November 2006. Follow https://twitter.com/scotusreporter
Supreme Court to hear Arizona voting rights case next year
By Robert Barnes
Oct. 2, 2020 at 6:41 p.m. EDT
The Supreme Court on Friday added a major voting rights case to its docket and will review whether Arizona laws common in other states discriminate against racial minorities. ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that Arizona’s restrictions hurt minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act, although it allowed them to remain in place for the November election while litigation continued. The high court’s new term begins Monday.
Democrats had asked the Supreme Court to stay out of the fight and let the 9th Circuit’s decision stand, and fear that a contrary decision could result in a further weakening of the VRA’s protections by the increasingly conservative court. A 2013 decision by the court in Shelby County v. Holder declared unconstitutional a central component of the law.
[Supreme Court stops key provision of Voting Rights Act]
The state laws in question ban counting ballots cast in precincts other than where the voter is assigned and restrict other people from delivering a voter’s early ballot. President Trump has denounced what he calls “ballot harvesting.” .... The cases are Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee.
{snip}
In another development, the court will hear a long-running dispute over whether the Federal Communications Commission can ease restrictions on media companies owning properties in the same media market. ... The plans have been thwarted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. ... The cases are National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project and Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project.
Robert Barnes
Robert Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987. He joined The Post to cover Maryland politics, and he has served in various editing positions, including metropolitan editor and national political editor. He has covered the Supreme Court since November 2006. Follow https://twitter.com/scotusreporter