Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
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In a possible blow to the Trump administration's efforts to charge noncitizens with voting, a judge has dismissed a case against a Jamaican national accused of illegally voting, finding the law she was charged under is unconstitutional.
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A Biden-appointed judge ruled that Congress cannot ban noncitizens from voting, striking federal charges against an illegal alien alleged to have voted in multiple federal elections in Florida. U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz of the Southern District of Florida ruled that the Constitution only g…
The ruling by Miami-based US District Judge David Leibowitz applies only to the case of Florida resident Chelsea Cox, who was charged in October 2025 with illegally voting in the 2020 election.
A Biden-appointed federal judge in Miami claims a federal ban on noncitizens voting is unconstitutional and has dismissed a case against a migrant who voted in 2020.
In a possible blow to the Trump administration's efforts to charge noncitizens with voting, a judge has dismissed a case against a Jamaican national accused of illegally voting, finding the law she was charged under is unconstitutional.
A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional, dismissing charges against a woman who voted in 2020.
