US judge blocks DHS operations targeting alleged non-citizen voters in nine states
A federal judge in the United States has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop operations aimed at identifying alleged non-citizen voters in nine states. The ruling comes less than two weeks before the midterm elections and affects federal efforts in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin. The case adds a new legal constraint to a broader push by the administration to highlight voter fraud ahead of the vote.US District Court Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said the investigations likely violate a provision of the Voting Rights Act that bars voter intimidation. In her ruling, she... [Continue Reading]
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