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BumRushDaShow

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10. This is only applicable to states in the 8th Circuit for now

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 09:51 AM

8 hrs ago

But I believe the issue is that they only want a government entity to sue, not individuals or 3rd party orgs.

I.e., from the article -

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For decades, enforcement of these sections of the Voting Rights Act has mainly been driven by lawsuits by private individuals and groups.

But after conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a single-paragraph opinion in 2021 questioning a private right of action, Republican officials in multiple states have raised a novel legal argument: Only the U.S. attorney general, they contend, has the right to bring lawsuits under these parts of the Voting Rights Act.

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This is why these laws need to be completely redone. Democrats did draft 2 new Voting Rights Acts but they will probably need to add clarification about who can file a lawsuit.

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No surprise. tavernier 12 hrs ago #1

lol hookaleft 12 hrs ago #2

I'm not sure what this means for voters with disabilities. Lonestarblue 11 hrs ago #3

Looks like the racist folk (tRUMPers) will single voters out based on skin color wolfie001 10 hrs ago #5

It doesn't impact a disabled voter from getting assistance from someone else FBaggins 1 hr ago #14

Thank you! Lonestarblue 1 hr ago #15

Of course it's the christo-fascist "Shit-6" wolfie001 10 hrs ago #4

Kind of tells us what our future looks like. bluestarone 9 hrs ago #6

U.S. Supreme Court packed with White Racists dave99 9 hrs ago #7

I don't get it - this has to be ruled separately in each district? FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #8

This is only applicable to states in the 8th Circuit for now BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #10

Maybe it's good that they didn't take the case Polybius 8 hrs ago #9

Upholding the Appellate court basically was their ruling. BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #11

With this SCOTUS in charge, and this Congress in session, the Voting Rights Act is dead. Martin68 8 hrs ago #12

Should we call it FCOTUS, Fascist Court of the United States? CaptainTruth 5 hrs ago #13