A federal judge in St. Louis has decided not to block the US Justice Department from sending monitors to polling places in the city, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Republican state officials in Missouri. US District Judge Sarah Pitlyk, appointed by former President Donald Trump, cited a previous agreement between the city of St. Louis and the DOJ that allowed for monitoring to ensure polling places comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Meanwhile, in Texas, a separate case saw the Justice Department agreeing to keep election monitors outside polling places on Election Day, as per state officials' request. Initially, Texas Republicans had filed a lawsuit to prevent the DOJ from placing monitors inside polling locations. However, an agreement was reached on Monday to allow the monitors to observe from outside.
