"When those details are missing, it is not our place to fill in the gaps, except when 'text and structure' require it," U.S. Circuit Judge David R. Stras wrote for the majority in an opinion joined by Judge Raymond W. Gruender. Stras was nominated by former President Donald Trump and Gruender by former President George W. Bush.
"Rights so foundational to self-government and citizenship should not depend solely on the discretion or availability of the government's agents for protection," wrote Smith, another appointee of George W. Bush.
Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, called the ruling a "travesty for democracy" and warned that critical voter protections are now in jeopardy.
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