Ruling in North Dakota Case Erases Path for People in 7 States to Sue Under Voting Rights Act

US Appeals Court Rules Against North Dakota Tribes in Voting Rights Act Lawsuit

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that two tribal groups may not bring a voting discrimination lawsuit against the state of North Dakota under a civil rights law—a decision that is set to have implications in seven Midwest states. In a 2–1 decision, the St. Louis-based Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private plaintiffs cannot use Section 1983, a law enacted in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, as a means to enforce …

Federal appeals court ruling makes Voting Rights Act enforcement more difficult

(BISMARCK, ND) — Seven states, including North Dakota, are facing more difficulty enforcing the Voting Rights Act. A 2-to-1 ruling from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds the law cannot be administered from private parties under a separate federal statute. The panel says the law cannot be privately enforceable because the Voting Rights Act does not explicitly name private individuals or groups. The latest ruling comes out of a North Dak…

Ruling in North Dakota Case Erases Path for People in 7 States to Sue Under Voting Rights Act

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over alleged racial bias in voting in seven Midwest states. But its decisions may not be the last word, because another appeals court has ruled differently, and the U.S. Supreme Court would have to resolve the conflict. The latest rulin…

ACLU of Arkansas and ACLU Urge Court to Protect Voting Rights

Today, the ACLU of Arkansas and the ACLU filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, calling on the full court to rehear a case that threatens to eviscerate the Voting Rights Act.

Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act - The Turtle Island News

By Jack Dura BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over alleged racial bias in voting in seven Midwest states. But its decisions may not be the last word, because another appeals court has ruled differently, and the U.S. Supreme Court might have to resolve the conflict. The…