{"id":2204236,"date":"2024-03-22T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-dc-noncitizen-voting-law\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:59:53","slug":"judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-dc-noncitizen-voting-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-dc-noncitizen-voting-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules in favor of DC noncitizen voting law, dismissing lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-dc-noncitizen-voting-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2204236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Washington, D.C. Noncitizen Voting \u2063Law<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s official! A\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> in \u2062Washington, D.C., has\u2064 made a significant ruling regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-sues-nyc-over-noncitizen-voting-rights-law-american-elections-should-be-decided-by-american-citizens\/\" title=\"RNC Sues NYC Over Noncitizen Voting Rights Law: \u2018American Elections Should Be Decided By American Citizens\u2019\">noncitizen voting rights<\/a> in \u200dlocal elections.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Judge Amy Berman\u2062 Jackson of \u200cthe \u2064U.S. District Court for the\u2063 District\u2062 of Columbia has granted a \u200cmotion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a law that allows noncitizens to vote in local \u2063but\u200d not federal elections. In her decision, she \u200bemphasized that the plaintiffs\u200d failed to establish the crucial &#8220;injury-in-fact&#8221; element of standing.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Standpoint<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The opinion highlighted that the plaintiffs did not personally encounter any disadvantages\u2062 as individual voters due to noncitizens&#8217; voting rights.<\/li>\n<li>While the plaintiffs may disagree with immigrants participating in voting, their votes hold equal weight and are not subject to\u200c discrimination.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-college-student-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-after-setting-fire-to-full-service-abortion-clinic\/\" title=\"Wyoming student jailed for arson at abortion clinic.\">judge underscored<\/a> that\u200b the plaintiffs raised a generalized grievance, which falls short\u200d of conferring standing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seven D.C. residents initiated \u200cthe\u200d lawsuit, contending\u200d that\u2063 the \u200claw, set to take effect\u2062 in\u200b 2024, infringed upon \u200cthe 5th Amendment and the constitutional right of citizen self-government.<\/p>\n<h3>Congressional\u200c Review<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u2062efforts by House Republicans to block the legislation, the\u2064 measure, like all D.C.\u200b laws,\u200b is subject to\u200d congressional \u200creview. The Senate did not address the issue within \u2062the \u200c30-day timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, New\u2063 York City faced \u200ba similar scenario with\u2063 its local noncitizen voting law, which was halted by \u2063a\u200c New\u200c York \u2064appeals court \u2064earlier \u200bthis year. The court deemed the law, permitting legal residents and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sues-spacex-alleges-hiring-discrimination-against-asylum-recipients-refugees\/\" title=\"US government sues SpaceX, claims hiring bias against asylum seekers, refugees.\">green\u2063 card holders<\/a> to\u200d vote in municipal elections, as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a vital\u200d moment in the\u2062 ongoing discussion surrounding voting rights, citizenship, and legislative decisions affecting noncitizens. Stay tuned for further developments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Washington, D.C., a federal judge, Amy Berman Jackson, has dismissed a lawsuit challenging noncitizen voting in local elections. 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