Fady Sahhar • June 29, 2026

Supreme Court Declines to Review Texas Voter Assistance Restrictions, In Blow to Civil Rights Groups

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Fady Sahhar

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June 29, 2026

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Article by The Hill: Published June 29, 2026

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a pair of challenges to Texas’s ban on paid voter assistance, leaving in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the restrictions. 



The decision is a setback for civil rights and voting rights groups, which argued the state law undermines a section of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that establishes protections for voters who may require assistance with casting a ballot. 

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