Florida federal judge rules noncitizen voting ban unconstitutional

Florida federal judge rules noncitizen voting ban unconstitutional

STL.News Press Release Distribution Services NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Biden-appointed judge is being labeled an "activist judge" by conservative critics after ruling that the federal government's application of a law barring noncitizens from voting in elections violates the Constitution in a federal criminal case.In a 31-page ruling, U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz of the Southern District of Florida dismissed federal charges against Chelsea Cox, a woman originally from Jamaica who voted in the 2020 presidential election, despite not being a U.S. citizen. The ruling comes as the Trump administration has intensified efforts to prevent noncitizens from voting, including through

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