e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 86366
Opinion Date : 08/14/2026
e-Journal Date : 08/19/2026
Court : U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Case Name : United States v. Benson
Practice Area(s) : Civil Rights Election Law
Judge(s) : Order denying rehearing en banc; Concurrence - Murphy, Sutton, Larsen, and Readler (in part); Dissent – Griffin and Bush; Separate Dissent - Thapar, Griffin, Bush, Nalbandian, and Hermandorfer
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Issues:

Petition for rehearing en banc; Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960; Election-record retention; National Voter Registration Act; Help America Vote Act; Michigan’s “qualified voter file” (MCL 168.509m(2)(b) & 168.509o(1)); Whether Michigan’s qualified voter file is subject to Title III; Whether the government complied with 52 USC § 20703’s requirements

Summary

[This appeal was from the WD-MI.] In an order on a petition for rehearing en banc, the court held that the petition’s issues had been fully considered by the original panel (see eJournal # 86041 in the 6/26/26 edition), and because less than a majority of active judges voted to rehear the case en banc, the petition was denied.

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