Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates North Dakota Electoral Map Rejected by Lower Court

The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on July 16 temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The lower court is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued the new order in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe. Kavanaugh did not explain his decision. The order, known as an administrative stay, gives the nine justices more time to consider to case. The applicants who sought the order are the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe, and three Native American voters. The respondent is Michael Howe, North Dakota’s secretary of state....