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Sep 9, 2025 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Sections 2 and 208 of the Voting Rights Act contain no private right of action Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings stripped private citizens and civil-rights groups of the ability to sue over discriminatory voting laws in seven states, leaving enforcement solely to the federal government.
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- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rules Section 2 contains no private right of action in Arkansas case — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not provide a private right of action, meaning only the Attorney General—not private plaintiffs such as voters or voting-rights organizations—can enforce the provision. This decision effectively gutted Section 2 enforcement in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The plaintiffs in that case declined to appeal to the Supreme Court, fearing it would entrench the decision nationwide.
- Eighth Circuit rules Section 208 of VRA contains no private right of action — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which ensures that voters with disabilities or limited English proficiency can receive assistance casting their ballots, does not explicitly provide a private right of action. The decision upheld an Arkansas law that makes it a crime for anyone other than a poll worker to assist more than six people in casting their ballots.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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Sep 9, 2025 Republican National Committee urged the Fifth Circuit to adopt a no-private-right interpretation of Section 208 Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The party organization sought to spread elimination of disability and language-access voting protections to another appellate circuit.
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- Republican National Committee urges Fifth Circuit to adopt no-private-right-of-action interpretation for Section 208 — The Republican National Committee filed a brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals urging it to adopt the same interpretation as the 8th Circuit—that Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act does not provide a private right of action. This follows the 8th Circuit's decision upholding an Arkansas law criminalizing assistance to more than six voters per person.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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