US Lawmakers Urge 5th Circuit to Reinstate Pandemic-Era House Proxy Vote, Anti-Bias Law

The request follows a federal judge having thrown out an anti-pregnancy-discrimination law, saying the House of Representatives lacked a constitutional quorum of members present.

August 20, 2024 at 03:52 PM

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Civil Appeals

Avalon Zoppo

The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal

Members of Congress are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a federal judge's decision striking down an anti-pregnancy-discrimination law passed under a proxy voting system used during the COVID-19 lockdowns, arguing that the ruling could threaten pandemic-era statutes.

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