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.
Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by Coalition for Open Democracy, League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, The Forward Foundation and five voters challenging New Hampshire’s recently enacted voter suppression law, House Bill 1569.
New Hampshire Youth Movement v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by New Hampshire Youth Movement (NHYM) against New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) challenging the state’s new law requiring proof of citizenship for voting.
O'Halloran v. Benson
Lawsuit filed by Republicans against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and the Michigan director of elections challenging a set of 2022 rules pertaining to partisan elections challengers.
DeVisser v. Benson
Lawsuit filed by Republicans against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and the Michigan director of elections challenging a set of 2022 rules pertaining to partisan election challengers.
Hogarth v. Bell
Lawsuit filed by a Libertarian voter against five members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, four members of the Wake County Board of Elections, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman (D) and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) challenging North Carolina’s law banning photographs in polling places.
United States v. City of Pawtucket
Lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against the city of Pawtucket and city election officials challenging the city’s lack of Spanish election materials and provisional ballots.
Mennella v. Albence
Lawsuit on behalf of a Delaware elections inspector challenging the state’s early and absentee voting laws.
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.
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston
Lawsuit challenging four voter suppression laws Arkansas passed in 2020.
BABE VOTE v. McGrane
Lawsuit filed by BABE VOTE and the League of Women Voters of Idaho against Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane (R) challenging House Bill 124, a newly enacted voter suppression law that eliminates the use of a student ID as an acceptable form of identification for in-person voting.