Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court's ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the Voting Rights Act. The Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State Conference NAACP did not ask the Supreme Court by a Friday deadline to review the decision from the 8th U.S.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on aThe Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State Conference NAACP , which challenged Arkansas ’ new state House districts under the law, did not file a petition by Friday’s deadline asking the high court to review the ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Williams said they didn’t seek review because they believe there’s still a mechanism for private groups to sue under another section of federal civil rights law. The groups’ decision avoids a fight before the high court over a ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the law aimed at prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. The groups have argued last year’s ruling upends decades of precedent and would remove a key tool for voters to stand up for their rights.for the case to go before the full circuit court after a panel ruled 2-1 last year that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The 8th Circuit ruling applies only to federal courts covered by the district, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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