Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appealWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Michigan to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 8 general election.   The justices left in place a decision by a federal district judge in Michigan who in July suspended a law that abolished straight-ticket voting, the practice of using one mark to vote for all candidates from one party, finding that it would disproportionately affect black voters.  The 6th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld that finding last month, prompting the state to seek a stay from the Supreme Court. Two conservative justices on the eight-member court, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, voted to grant the request, the brief order said.    The Michigan law, passed by a Republican-controlled legislature and signed by a Republican governor, was one of numerous voting measures passed at the state level that put new restrictions on voting. These measures also include stricter voter-identification laws and reduction of early-voting periods before election day. Proponents of the law, enacted in January, have said most states have moved away from a straight-ticket voting option. Removing the option forces voters to study candidates and encourages voters to make decisions based on criteria other than party affiliation, they said. Opponents say voting restrictions are aimed at reducing turnout of minorities, who are more likely to vote for Democrats. U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain in July granted a preliminary injunction sought by civil rights and labor groups who sued Michigan’s Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette. The judge said elimination of straight-ticket voting would be a burden on voting rights and cause long wait times at polls. After Friday’s decision, Schuette said, “It is my duty to defend Michigan’s laws, in this case a law that stands in 40 other states. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken and I will respect that decision.” The case is one of several voting disputes being litigated ahead of the election and is the second emergency application the Supreme Court has recently been asked to handle. On Aug. 31, the court rejected a bid by North Carolina to reinstate for November’s elections several voting restrictions, including a requirement that people show identification at the polls. The high court is short one justice following the death of conservative Antonin Scalia in February. As a result the court is evenly split 4-4 between liberals and conservatives. politicsNews
supreme court rejects michigan voting appealwashington reuters the supreme court friday rejected bid michigan reinstate ban voting general election the justices left place decision federal district judge michigan july suspended law abolished voting practice using one mark vote candidates one party finding would disproportionately affect black voters the court appeals upheld finding last month prompting state seek stay supreme court two conservative justices court clearance thomas samuel alto voted grant request brief order said the michigan law passed legislature signed republican governor one numerous voting measures passed state level put new restrictions voting these measures also include stricter laws reduction periods election day proponents law enacted january said states moved away voting option removing option forces voters study candidates encourages voters make decisions based criteria party affiliation said opponents say voting restrictions aimed reducing turnout minorities likely vote democrats district judge gershwin drain july granted preliminary injunction sought civil rights labor groups sued michigan secretary state ruth johnson attorney general bill schuette the judge said elimination voting would burden voting rights cause long wait times polls after friday decision schuette said it duty defend michigan laws case law stands states now supreme court spoken i respect the case one several voting disputes mitigated ahead election second emergency application supreme court recently asked handle on court rejected bid north carolina reinstate november elections several voting restrictions including requirement people show identification polls the high court short one justice following death conservative antonio scale february as result court evenly split liberals conservatives politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appealWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Michigan to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 8 general election.   The justices left in place a decision by a federal district judge in Michigan who in July suspended a law that abolished straight-ticket voting, the practice of using one mark to vote for all candidates from one party, finding that it would disproportionately affect black voters.  The 6th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld that finding last month, prompting the state to seek a stay from the Supreme Court. Two conservative justices on the eight-member court, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, voted to grant the request, the brief order said.    The Michigan law, passed by a Republican-controlled legislature and signed by a Republican governor, was one of numerous voting measures passed at the state level that put new restrictions on voting. These measures also include stricter voter-identification laws and reduction of early-voting periods before election day. Proponents of the law, enacted in January, have said most states have moved away from a straight-ticket voting option. Removing the option forces voters to study candidates and encourages voters to make decisions based on criteria other than party affiliation, they said. Opponents say voting restrictions are aimed at reducing turnout of minorities, who are more likely to vote for Democrats. U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain in July granted a preliminary injunction sought by civil rights and labor groups who sued Michigan’s Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette. The judge said elimination of straight-ticket voting would be a burden on voting rights and cause long wait times at polls. After Friday’s decision, Schuette said, “It is my duty to defend Michigan’s laws, in this case a law that stands in 40 other states. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken and I will respect that decision.” The case is one of several voting disputes being litigated ahead of the election and is the second emergency application the Supreme Court has recently been asked to handle. On Aug. 31, the court rejected a bid by North Carolina to reinstate for November’s elections several voting restrictions, including a requirement that people show identification at the polls. The high court is short one justice following the death of conservative Antonin Scalia in February. As a result the court is evenly split 4-4 between liberals and conservatives. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: supreme court rejects michigan voting appealwashington reuters the supreme court friday rejected bid michigan reinstate ban voting general election the justices left place decision federal district judge michigan july suspended law abolished voting practice using one mark vote candidates one party finding would disproportionately affect black voters the court appeals upheld finding last month prompting state seek stay supreme court two conservative justices court clearance thomas samuel alto voted grant request brief order said the michigan law passed legislature signed republican governor one numerous voting measures passed state level put new restrictions voting these measures also include stricter laws reduction periods election day proponents law enacted january said states moved away voting option removing option forces voters study candidates encourages voters make decisions based criteria party affiliation said opponents say voting restrictions aimed reducing turnout minorities likely vote democrats district judge gershwin drain july granted preliminary injunction sought civil rights labor groups sued michigan secretary state ruth johnson attorney general bill schuette the judge said elimination voting would burden voting rights cause long wait times polls after friday decision schuette said it duty defend michigan laws case law stands states now supreme court spoken i respect the case one several voting disputes mitigated ahead election second emergency application supreme court recently asked handle on court rejected bid north carolina reinstate november elections several voting restrictions including requirement people show identification polls the high court short one justice following death conservative antonio scale february as result court evenly split liberals conservatives politicsnews