League of Women Voters v. Kobach
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:ACLU
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| gptkbp:appeal |
Kobach_appealed_the_decision
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
2018-07-17
influenced public opinion on voter ID laws victory for voting rights advocates |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil rights case
17-4010 |
| gptkbp:claims |
protection of voting rights
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:League_of_Women_Voters
gptkb:Kris_Kobach gptkb:Kansas_City,_Kansas federal court ruled unconstitutional discriminatory impact on voters state's right to regulate elections struck down voter ID law |
| gptkbp:date |
2018
2018-07-17 |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_District_Court
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| gptkbp:filedIn |
gptkb:Kansas
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| gptkbp:filingDate |
2017-01-31
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| gptkbp:hasPriorityDate |
2018-07-17
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
preceded by years of legal battles
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
League of Women Voters v. Kobach
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| gptkbp:impact |
Kansas_voting_laws
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
national voting rights movements
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:League_of_Women_Voters
gptkb:Kris_Kobach |
| gptkbp:judges |
dissent argued for state rights
injunction against enforcement majority opinion criticized voter ID laws |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
voter registration laws set a precedent for future cases affecting state voter laws unconstitutional voter ID requirements voter ID law struck down |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive media coverage
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Kansas_voter_ID_law
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
ongoing litigation
settled in favor of plaintiffs highlighted voting rights issues |
| gptkbp:outcome |
court_ruled_against_Kobach
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| gptkbp:precedent |
affecting future voting rights cases
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
national attention
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
similar voting rights cases
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
voter suppression
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on voter ID laws
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
2018-03-29
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