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Trump DOJ Drops Voting Rights Lawsuits - Democracy Docket
In the past few weeks, the Trump Justice Department dropped or withdrew its involvement in 7 voting rights cases filed under the Biden Administration. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain these cases and what they mean about the future of voting rights and federal election law enforcement. - 04/18/2025.
These are the lawsuits dropped:
-Alabama voter purge: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-naturalized-citizen-voter-purge-challenge-doj/
-Arizona proof of citizenship: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-citizenship-requirement-challenge-doj/
-Georgia SB 202: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-voter-suppression-law-doj/
-Georgia Houston County redistricting: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-houston-county-board-of-commissioners-at-large-electoral-method-challenge/
-Louisiana redistricting: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisiana-congressional-redistricting-challenge-callais/
-Texas redistricting: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-redistricting-challenge-doj/
-Virginia voter purge: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/virginia-noncitizen-voter-purge-program-challenge-doj/