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The Court rejected the RNC’s scheme to disenfranchise voters. Democracy won.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
Texas Supreme Court refuses to stop GOP-led county from changing voting maps between primary and November election
The Texas Supreme Court denied an emergency effort to stop Galveston County from using newly drawn voting districts in the November election, allowing the Republican-led county’s unprecedented post-primary map switch to move forward for now.
Federal judge blocks GOP effort to get rid of Black judicial seat in Mississippi
A federal judge rejected a Republican attempt to eliminate a Black-majority local judicial district in Mississippi, ruling that it was too close to the November election to make the change.
Trump DOJ goes 0 for 22 as Nevada court rejects voter roll demand
A federal court in Nevada became the 22nd consecutive district court to reject the Trump administration’s campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls, dismissing the Department of Justice's case and denying its…