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Two Arizona Voter Suppression Laws Go to Trial

Today, a trial challenging two Arizona voter suppression laws — House Bills 2492 and 2243— begins.

November 6, 2023

A dark blue background with a manilla folder. On the left side of the manilla folder there is a letter from the Arizona attorney general's office printed on red paper and the U.S. Consitution in blue paper overlays the letter. Attached to the dop of the folder with a paperclip is a voter registration card that is stamped "CANCELED". On the right side of the folder there is a court document and on the bottom right hand corner there is a sticky note that says "AZ Citizenship Requirement Trial"

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.

By Madeleine Greenberg

October 25, 2023

Manilla folder over blue background. On the left hand side of the folder is a copy of the constitution overlaid by a court document, a photograph of Catherine Engelbrecht and a voter registration form with a stamp over it that says cancelled. on the right side of the form is an amended complaint with a post-it note that reads Georgia Voter Intimidation Case (True the Vote)

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.

By Ashley Cleaves

October 10, 2023

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.

By Rachel Selzer

September 11, 2023

$A collage of images related to Texas voters suppression law Senate Bill 1 overlaying a navy blue background. The images in the collage feature a gray gavel, the Texas State Capitol building, a Texas cowboy statue of “Big Tex'' atop a pedestal, a red image of S.B. 1’s bill text, a red protest sign that reads “DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS VOTERS,” a picture of a Texas driver’s license and more. The images are connected by bright blue lines.$

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.

By Rachel Selzer

August 7, 2023

An open-face manilla file folder that is blue toned on the left side and red toned on the right side. On the blue side, there is a copy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a map of the Galveston County Commissioners Court districts and a photo of a woman at a protest holding a sign that reads “The maps are discriminatory.” On the right side, there is a court filing in the case Petteway v. Galveston County. On the filing, there is a sticky note that reads “Galveston County Redistricting Challenge.” Finally on the tab on the right-hand side of the manilla file folder, there is the case number, 3:22-cv-00057.

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?

By Rachel Selzer

May 10, 2023

An open-face manilla file folder that is blue toned on the left side and red toned on the right side. On the blue side, there is a copy of Washington State's Voting Rights Act, a map of Franklin County, Washington's electoral districts for the Franklin County Commission and a copy of the Washington Constitution. On the right side, there is a court filing in the case Portugal v. Franklin County. On the filing, there is a sticky note that reads “Franklin County Electoral System Challenge.” Finally on the tab on the right-hand side of the manilla file folder, there is the case number, 100999-2.

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.

By Rachel Selzer, Madeleine Greenberg

March 13, 2023

A red-toned gavel on top of a blue-toned gavel. The gavels are pointing in opposite directions.

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.

By Caroline Sullivan

February 2, 2023

The North Carolina Supreme Court building tinted red with handwritten text over the "Law and Justice" engraved in the stone. A caret adds "NO" in front of the word "Justice."

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.

By Ellis Champion, Mac Brower

November 30, 2022

"CASE WATCH Moore v. Harper" and other case-specific text, including the file number and court name, with a blue-tinted gavel.

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?

By Ellis Champion

September 29, 2022

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