SD: DOJ Asks Judge Not to Dismiss Case DOJ Didn’t Bring

One can’t help but wonder why private plaintiff’s must keep filing these cases while DOJ sits back and opines in amicus briefs?  South Dakota:

“The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge in South Dakota to not dismiss a lawsuit that tribal members filed against Jackson County in which they claim the county doesn’t give equal voting access to Native American voters.

After the November election, the county’s attorneys filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier in Sioux Falls to toss the case arguing that the lawsuit does not contain proof that the county disenfranchised Native Americans — a protected class under the Voting Rights Act. But the federal agency believes the complaint shows otherwise.”