federal judge has barred Florida from enforcing much of its newly-enacted voting integrity law, ruling in favor of opponents who said it was discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The ruling is the first major one that invalidates such laws passed in the aftermath of the 2020 elections in GOP-led states and is expected to be appealed, according to NBC News.
The Florida law imposed new restrictions on drop boxes, third-party voter registration, mail-in voting and so-called "line warming" in which activists give voters food and water while they wait in line to cast a ballot, the news outlet also reports.
In the 288-page ruling, U.S. District Chief Judge Mark Walker, in Florida, also issued a permanent injunction barring enforcement of the new law.
