Ninth Circuit Panel Hears Case Arguing for Expanded Voting Rights in U.S. Territories

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Ninth Circuit Panel Hears Case Arguing for Expanded Voting Rights in U.S. Territories

Three federal judges heard arguments on Monday in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the Ninth Circuit considered Borja v. Nago, a federal lawsuit that seeks to expand voting rights in U.S. territories by challenging discriminatory federal and state overseas voting laws.

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