A federal appeals court in Cincinnati overturned a court order Sunday that would have prevented Republican Donald Trump’s supporters from monitoring election activities outside polling places.
The decision by the three-judge 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel overturned Friday’s decision by U.S. District Judge James Gwin, whose order would have applied to both Democrats and Republicans equally. But unlike Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton has not exhorted her supporters to stand outside polling places to monitor voting.
The decision was in response to a suit filed by Democrats last Sunday, arguing the presence of Trump supporters outside polling places could intimidate voters. Similar lawsuits were filed in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona.
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