Court action continues to move fast and furious around election practices — three rulings of note since last night alone: 1) 6th Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Ohio Sec. of State can restrict drop boxes for ballots, reversing a district judge's injunction:

 

1a) The majority and dissent disagree about what exactly the "status quo" is that the court should be preserving. Judge White writes in dissent that it was the SoS's "last-minute directive" barring counties from having drop boxes/offsite collection that changed the status quo pic.twitter.com/5WjLC0y7by

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) October 10, 2020

2a) The judge addressed the "Purcell principle" re: not making changes close to an election, writing it didn't apply because the public interest was served at this point by enhancing voter access, not violating voting rights pic.twitter.com/jUrv4D5aj1

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) October 10, 2020