Court Cases

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.

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State of Florida

Florida Congressional Redistricting Challenge (Common Cause)

Common Cause et al v. DeSantis et al

A pro-voting lawsuit challenging the Florida legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. Background Common Cause and other pro-voting organizations filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the Florida legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map that “diminshes Black and Latino voting strength” and Democratic strongholds aross the state ahead of the 2026 midterms. Plaintiffs assert that the new […]

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State of Florida

Florida Citizenship Requirement Challenge (UNIDOSUS)

Unidos v Byrd

A pro-voting lawsuit challenging a Florida law requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register or remain eligible to vote. Background A coalition of pro-voting organizations filed a lawsuit against Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R) and local election officials over HB 991, a new law that requires both prospective and some existing voters to […]

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State of Florida

Florida Citizenship Status Information Access Challenge

State of Florida v. Department of Homeland Security

Lawsuit filed by the state of Florida and Florida Department of State against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, challenging the federal government’s refusal to provide citizenship status information.

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State of Florida

Florida Exact Match Voter Registration Challenge

Florida Rising Together v. Byrd

Lawsuit filed by Florida Rise Together challenging the state’s exact match policy, which requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in a state or federal database.

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