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.

Topic

State

Case Status

Date Filed

Clear

Election Administration
Post-Election Litigation
Decided
Victory

Washington Faithless Electors Challenge

Chiafalo v. Washington

Lawsuit in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can enforce an elector’s pledge to support their party’s nominee and the state’s winner when casting Electoral College votes for president.

Filed: December 29, 2016

Decided: July 6, 2020

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