Texas Wins Stay on Decision to Bar Voter Registration Law
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Texas can enforce its law regulating third-party voter registration activities while an appeals panel reviews a lower-court ruling blocking the measure.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans yesterday granted a request by Texas to put on hold last month’s court order barring enforcement of several provisions of the 2011 law. U.S. District Judge Gregg Costa determined that the law probably conflicted with federal rules and the U.S. Constitution.