U.S. Federal Judge: The Department of Justice can send observers to polling places in St. Louis and Texas
ChainCatcher news, according to CNN, a U.S. federal judge stated that she would not block the U.S. Department of Justice from deploying monitors at polling places in St. Louis, dismissing a lawsuit filed by Missouri Republican officials. It is reported that the U.S. Department of Justice can send observers to election sites in St. Louis and Texas.U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk, appointed by former President Donald Trump, pointed out that a previous court agreement between the city of St. Louis and the U.S. Department of Justice allows DOJ staff to oversee whether the city's polling places comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; in another case, the U.S. Department of Justice was allowed to have Texas election monitors remain outside polling places on election day.