Legal Opinion

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 24, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0236PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge

Plaintiffs bring this action against defendants alleging that the Executive Director of the United States Election Assistance Commission (“EAC” or “Commission”), Brian Newby, acted outside of his authority and in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 551-706, when he granted Kansas’s, Georgia’s, and Alabama’s requests to modify the instructions on the National Mail Voter Registration Form (“the Federal Form”) to direct voter registration applicants in those three States to submit documentary proof of…

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