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(57,073 posts)ananda
(28,886 posts)I hope they can find a friendly court.
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)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
(21,445 posts)where 4 of the justices have already stated that states have absolute authority to run their elections.
UTUSN
(70,762 posts)Nevilledog
(51,223 posts)Link to tweet
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
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,689 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)His new lawfirm specifically for fighting the legal battle.
https://mobile.twitter.com/EliasLawGroup
Do visit his Twitter for daily/hourly updates
https://mobile.twitter.com/marceelias?lang=en
New Breed Leader
(625 posts)ananda
(28,886 posts)Please support them.