APPEALS COURT SAYS ARIZONA VOTER PURGE LAW MAY BE DISCRIMINATORY

APPEALS COURT SAYS ARIZONA VOTER PURGE LAW MAY BE DISCRIMINATORY

Case Returns to District Court for Further Proceedings on Intent Claim SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday held that a lower court incorrectly decided that an Arizona voter purge law was not intentionally discriminatory and sent the case back to the district judge for reconsideration. The claim, brought by a Latino civil rights group on behalf of voter assistance organizations, challenged House Bill 2243 as …