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.
Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Marshall
Lawsuit filed on behalf of five Alabama civil rights organizations against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) and the district attorneys for several counties challenging several provisions of Senate Bill 1.
Rissling v. Bobo
Lawsuit filed on behalf of four voters who are blind or have a print disability and the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama against absentee election managers for Tuscaloosa, Mobile and Jefferson counties challenging Alabama’s inaccessible absentee voting system for those who are blind or have print disabilities.
Thompson v. Merrill
Class action lawsuit filed on behalf of individual plaintiffs who are not registered to vote in Alabama due to a prior felony conviction, Greater Birmingham Ministries and a class of unregistered citizens who are otherwise eligible to register to vote but have been convicted of a felony.
Addoh-Kondi v. Jefferson County Commission
Lawsuit filed on behalf of voters in Jefferson County, Alabama challenging Jefferson County, Alabama’s county commission districts drawn with 2020 census data.
McClure v. Jefferson County Commission
Lawsuit filed by a Black voter, Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Metro-Birmingham Branch of the NAACP and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP challenging Jefferson County, Alabama’s county commission districts drawn with 2020 census data.
National Federation of the Blind v. Merrill
Lawsuit filed by the National Federation of the Blind of Alabama and three voters against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) challenging Alabama’s absentee voting process.
Braxton v. Stokes
Lawsuit filed on behalf of former mayoral candidate Patrick Braxton and five Black voters against Newbern, Alabama’s mayor, Haywood Stokes, and members of the Newbern Town Council, challenging the town’s policy of appointing a mayor without holding elections in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and state law.
Blanchard v. Merrill
Lawsuit filed on behalf of gubernatorial candidate Lynda Blanchard (R) and state Rep. Tommy Hanes (R) challenging the use of electronic voting machines used in every Alabama county.
Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Merrill
Lawsuit filed by Greater Birmingham Ministries against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) due to his refusal to produce records of voters who were purged.
Chandler v. Allen
Lawsuit challenging Alabama’s new state House and Senate districts passed following the release of 2020 census data.
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