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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,374 posts) Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:52 PM Sep 2021

Marc Elias has filed first lawsuit against texas voter suppression bill

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Marc Elias has filed first lawsuit against texas voter suppression bill (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #1

If these suits go to the Fifth Circuit, they have no chance. ananda Sep 2021 #2

It pretty much has to be a federal lawsuit FBaggins Sep 2021 #5

Well the final stop is the SC. gab13by13 Sep 2021 #6

I regret having only one Rec to give! UTUSN Sep 2021 #3

They're on it... Nevilledog Sep 2021 #4

Today my team sued Texas 4 minutes after its latest voter suppression bill was signed LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #7

Marc Elias deserves the Medal of Freedom Budi Sep 2021 #8

kick.... New Breed Leader Sep 2021 #9

Today I again donated to Democracy Docket. ananda Sep 2021 #10

We are up to five lawsuits now LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #11

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:57 PM

Sep 2021

ananda

(28,868 posts)

2. If these suits go to the Fifth Circuit, they have no chance.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 01:40 PM

Sep 2021

I hope they can find a friendly court.

FBaggins

(26,751 posts)

5. It pretty much has to be a federal lawsuit

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 02:02 PM

Sep 2021

And TX is in the 5th.

But I'll save you the pressure of sleepless nights waiting for the bad news. These lawsuits almost certainly aren't going anywhere. They are for enhancing GOTV efforts and/or drawing Congress' attention to the issue when they lose (encouraging them to do something at the national level). A best-case scenario is drawing the right district judge who at least puts the law on hold for a short period before the 5th knocks the effort down.

gab13by13

(21,366 posts)

6. Well the final stop is the SC.

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 02:03 PM

Sep 2021

where 4 of the justices have already stated that states have absolute authority to run their elections.

UTUSN

(70,715 posts)

3. I regret having only one Rec to give!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 01:41 PM

Sep 2021

Nevilledog

(51,137 posts)

4. They're on it...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 01:57 PM

Sep 2021

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Tweet text:
Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
For those keeping track, we filed our lawsuit 4 minutes and 3 seconds after Abbott signed the bill into law.

Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
🚨BREAKING: @LULAC Texas, @votolatino, TX @ActiveRetirees, and TX @AFTunion sue various Texas officials to block that state's new voter suppression law. Proud that @EliasLawGroup is taking on this fight for the voters of Texas.
https://democracydocket.com/cases/texas-voter-suppression-bill/…
10:29 AM · Sep 7, 2021