Miami federal judge strikes down noncitizen voting prosecution law
A federal judge in Miami has ruled that a law used to criminalise voting by noncitizens is unconstitutional, in a decision that narrows a federal prosecution brought against a Florida resident. US District Judge David Leibowitz dismissed the case against Chelsea Cox, who had been charged over a vote cast in the 2020 presidential election. The ruling is limited to Cox's case, but it comes as the administration continues a wider crackdown on alleged election fraud ahead of November's midterm elections.Leibowitz found that the US Constitution gives states, not Congress, the authority to set voter qualifications. He said that because... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 08:30 LONDON
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