Jones v. DeSantis: State Defendants’ Brief on Appeal of Preliminary Injunction

After the District Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on October 18, 2019, the Governor and the Secretary of State filed for an appeal on November 18, 2019. On December 13, 2019, they filed their opening brief on appeal, seeking to overturn the District Court’s ruling that the State cannot constitutionally disenfranchise individuals solely because they cannot afford to pay their legal financial obligations.