Ohio Court Rules in Favor of Republicans on Voter Intimidation Case

OHIO - The Ohio 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Ohio Democratic party was unlikely to prove that the Donald Trump campaign and Ohio Republicans were actively attempting to prevent voters from casting their ballots.

This decision was similar to a case in Nevada where judges similarly ruled that Democrats were likely to be unable to prove that voter suppression and intimidation were taking place.

Effectively, this ruling means that there will be no additional or new voter intimidation laws when Ohioans visit the booths on Nov. 8. Existing intimidation laws remain in effect, it's merely new laws instituted by a federal judge this year that will not impact voters in the state.

According to Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner, the decision will stop the enforcement of US District Court Judge James Gwin's order that would have prevented large swaths of people from engaging in actions that Gwin labelled as voter-intimidation. Those actions included verbally harassing voters and making it more difficult for them to reach polling places.

It appears that the Trump campaign argued that enforcing Gwin's order would mean limiting free speech for Americans. Their argument must have held sway because injunctive relief was not granted.

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