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.

State of New York

New York Line-Warming Ban

Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP v. Kosinski

Lawsuit challenging New York’s line-warming ban, which prohibits nonpartisan groups from providing food and drink to individuals waiting in line to vote.

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State of New York

New York Absentee Ballot Violations

United States v. New York

Lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against New York for its failure to provide uniformed and overseas voters with adequate time to receive and fill out their absentee ballots.

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