ACLU Won’t Ask US Supreme Court to Review Voting Rights Act Ruling

The appeals court found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce a policy requiring districts that ensure minority representation.

A voter prepares a ballot at a polling station. Robyn Beck/AFP file photo via Getty Images

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups in Arkansas will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.

The groups allowed a filing deadline to expire at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month.