“The harms that the State of Missouri anticipates are speculative,” federal Judge Sarah Pitlyk wrote, rejecting the state’s request to bar Department of Justice monitors from visiting Missouri election sites.
“Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act’s quiet period restriction to prevent error-prone, eleventh-hour efforts that all too often disenfranchise qualified voters,” Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected.”
“As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of federal law,” the Justice Department said in a statement. “Officials across the country should take heed of the National Voter Registration Act’s clear and unequivocal restrictions on systematic list maintenance efforts that fall within 90 days of an election.”
A woman has filed a lawsuit against California state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, claiming that the senator ordered her out of a Stanislaus County press conference earlier this June. According to CBS News, the complaint was filed on behalf of plaintiff Kelly Coelho, who is seeking an estimated $5 million in damages. Attorneys for Coelho say
“The Department of Justice has entirely blocked our path to trial,” said 20-year-old plaintiff Sahara Valentine. “It’s really important to us that we get a fair say in court.”
“We successfully halted their first two illegal student loan cancellation schemes,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement. “I have no doubt we will secure yet another win to block the third one.”
“I’m a transgender girl,” 14-year-old Iris Turmelle said. “I’ve known that my whole life and everyone knows I’m a girl. I don’t understand why I shouldn’t get to have the same opportunities as other girls at school.”
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“The investigation uncovered reason to believe named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law and that a proceeding is in the public interest,” the F.T.C. said in a statement, adding that it has referred the case for prosecution by the Department of Justice.