The Supreme Court blocked a judge’s order requiring Alabama to allow some curbside voting and lift absentee-ballot witness requirements for the July 14 GOP runoff
A sharply divided Supreme Court stepped in on Thursday night to block a judge’s order requiring Alabama to allow some curbside voting and lift absentee-ballot witness requirements for the Republican Senate primary runoff set to take place on July 14., 5-4, along ideological lines to block the lower-court ruling, allowing Alabama to carry out the election under its usual rules.
“Supreme Court majority is not siding with voters, even during a pandemic. This is a big deal,” Rick Hasen, a University of California law professor, wrote on Twitter. Acting on a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups citing coronavirus dangers, Birmingham-based U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon issued an order on June 15 lifting what the groups said was in practice a statewide ban on curbside voting at polling places. The Obama-appointed judge said he‘d permit willing counties to allow drive-up voting, but he stopped short of requiring such an accommodation.
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