Two Arizona Voter Suppression Laws Go to Trial
Today, a trial challenging two Arizona voter suppression laws — House Bills 2492 and 2243— begins.
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True the Vote Voter Intimidation Case Goes to Trial in Georgia
Tomorrow, there will be a trial in a voter intimidation case about True The Vote’s challenge of more than 364,000 Georgians’s voter registrations.
South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Heads to the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear case that will decide fate of South Carolina’s congressional district.
Texas Omnibus Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1 Will Be Put to the Test at Federal Trial
On Sept. 11, 2023 — nearly two years after the enactment of Texas S.B. 1 — a six-week trial will begin in the consolidated legal challenge to the infamous voter suppression law.
Following Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision, a Redistricting Case Out of Galveston County, Texas Heads to Trial
On Aug. 8, 2023, a federal district court will hold a trial in a local redistricting lawsuit out of Galveston County, Texas involving claims brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
How One Local Republican Is Trying To Invalidate Washington State’s Voting Rights Act
On May 11, 2023, the Washington Supreme Court will hear a direct constitutional challenge to the Washington Voting Rights Act. How did a previously resolved case morph into a direct challenge to the Act?
North Carolina Supreme Court To Rehear State-Level Redistricting Case Underlying Moore v. Harper
On March 14, the North Carolina Supreme Court will rehear Harper v. Hall, a previously decided redistricting case out of North Carolina, which could impact the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper.
North Carolina’s Felony Disenfranchisement Law Heads to Court
Community Success Initiative v. Moore, an ongoing lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s felony disenfranchisement law, will now meet its fate before the North Carolina Supreme Court. Here’s how we got here.
Moore v. Harper: A Dangerous Theory Has Its Day in Court
On Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Moore v. Harper. How the Court rules could shape state legislatures’ power in regulating federal elections — and the checks and balances on this power — for years to come.
Section 2 of the VRA Could Be Next on SCOTUS’ Chopping Block
There is a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could change the future application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as we know it. How did we get to this point and what’s at stake?
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