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a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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When the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban in May 2018, a handful of states were ready to go almost immediately.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Spending has been highest in Florida, where voters will decide whether to return to the standard the state had in place before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
—April Rubin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet the outcome stands to dictate whether Louisiana’s map can survive in future years and carry broader repercussions for how remedial designs can be drawn once a court strikes down a map under the Voting Rights Act.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The rules, which included a last-minute requirement to hand count ballots, were struck down last week during a dizzying set of court cases.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Spending has been highest in Florida, where voters will decide whether to return to the standard the state had in place before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
—April Rubin, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet the outcome stands to dictate whether Louisiana’s map can survive in future years and carry broader repercussions for how remedial designs can be drawn once a court strikes down a map under the Voting Rights Act.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The rules, which included a last-minute requirement to hand count ballots, were struck down last week during a dizzying set of court cases.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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