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GOP Voter Suppression Architect Kris Kobach Found in Contempt of Court

HeadlineApr 20, 2018

In voting rights news, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has been found in contempt of court by a U.S. district judge in Kansas in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU against a state law requiring voters show proof of citizenship before registering to vote. Kobach led the Trump administration’s so-called voter fraud commission and is a key architect of the GOP’s voter suppression efforts nationwide.

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