Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
State of New York v. Trump
Lawsuit filed by 22 states and the District of Columbia represented by Democratic attorneys general against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 11 additional federal departments or agencies and their leading directors challenging the OMB’s recent directive to halt the disbursement of federal funds.
State of Washington v. Trump
A pro-democracy lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Executive Order attempting to end birthright citizenship.
Rochford v. Castor
Lawsuit filed by congressional candidate Robert Rochford (R) against his opponent Rep. Kathy Castor (D), the canvassing boards and supervisors of elections in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R) challenging the results of the 2024 election for Florida’s 14th congressional district, which Rochford lost by over 57,000 votes.
Rossman v. Schmidt
An anti-voting lawsuit seeking to invalidate a Pennsylvania policy that prevents counties from rejecting voter registration applications when identification numbers don’t match official records.
Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by two voters against the Philadelphia Board of Elections challenging the board’s decision to not count mail-in ballots submitted with undated or wrongly dated outer envelopes.
Lyman v. Cox
Petition filed by a GOP candidate for Utah governor, Phil Lyman, against incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox (R), Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R), the Utah Republican Party (URP) and URP State Chair, Robert Axson, challenging the results of the June 2024 Republican primary election.
Republican National Committee v. Burgess
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Nevada Republican Party, Donald J. Trump for President 2024 and a voter challenging Nevada’s ballot receipt deadline.
Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Wolfe
Lawsuit filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) challenging Wisconsin’s exception from the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) Public Disclosure Provision.
Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans v. Simon
Lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans and two voters against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon (D) challenging the state’s requirement that absentee voters obtain the signature of a witness to cast an absentee ballot.
Watson v. Republican National Committee
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republicans challenging a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days of the election.