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The Montana Supreme Court has decided that several voting reform laws passed by the state Legislature in 2021 go against the basic right to vote. The decision, given on Wednesday, confirms a previous ruling from 2022 that stated four voting-related bills from the 2021 Legislature session are not allowed by the constitution and cannot be put into action. The case combined a challenge…

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, who is a member of the Republican party, rejected a ban on assault weapons that was approved by the state Legislature last month. He did this during a session where 30 bills were vetoed, including several other gun control bills, on Tuesday. He stated, "I promised to protect the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of Virginia, and that definitely means safeguarding the…