Fifth Court Grants Stay Of Injunction Against AG’s Enforcement
Vince Leibowitz | Nov 03, 2006 | Comments 0 |
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a request by the Texas Attorney General’s Office for a stay of a federal district court judge’s injunction barring enforcement of statutes that unfairly criminilze assisting voters cast mail-in ballots.
The stay will remain in place until a hearing, a date for which has not been set. The panel cited the weighty nature of constitutional issues at stake in making its decision.
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