Jackson Dissents as Supreme Court Allows New Hampshire Student ID Voting Limits
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly dissented from a Supreme Court order allowing New Hampshire to block student IDs for the midterm elections.
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The Supreme Court said student IDs cannot be used for voting in New Hampshire's midterm elections, granting an emergency request filed by the state that was backed by the Republican National Committee.(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting) The brief unsigned order said a federal judge should not have ordered a change to voting rules so close to the Nov. 3 election, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter.(source: Oct 22: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting)
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- No readers have picked a side yetSupreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting
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- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly dissented from a Thursday Supreme Court order allowing New Hampshire to block the use of student ID cards in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Other justices cited the longstanding precedent that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter election rules on the eve of an election.
- Jackson wrote that she would not disturb a clearly justifiable federal-court order issued to ensure the public receives accurate information about a state's electoral processes.
- The case stemmed from a law passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature earlier this year that prohibited student identification cards from being used to register to vote or receive a ballot for the Nov. 3 election.
- Voting advocacy groups sued, arguing the restrictions were unconstitutional and discriminated against young voters.
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- The HillWire / unratedKetanji Brown Jackson issues public dissent in New Hampshire voting case ↗
- Breitbart (Politics)Far rightJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Breaks with SCOTUS in New Hampshire Voter ID Fight ↗
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