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 Alabama

Alabama Absentee Voting Accessibility Challenge II

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.

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State of Arkansas

Arkansas Mail-in Ballot Rejections Challenge

League of Women Voters v. Thurston

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Arkansas residents against Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston (R) and members of the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners challenging Arkansas laws governing the rejection of mail-in ballots.

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State of New York

New York Early Mail Voter Act Challenge

Stefanik v. Hochul

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican State Committee, Conservative Party of New York and other Republicans challenging the Early Mail Voter Act, New York’s new mail-in voting law.

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State of Indiana

Indiana Mail-in Voting Restrictions Challenge

Tully v. Okeson

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Indiana Vote By Mail (Indiana VBM) and Indiana voters under 65 who were eligible and qualified to vote in the November  2020 general election, but were not entitled to vote using a mail-in ballot under state law.

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State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Military Absentee Ballots Challenge

Concerned Veterans of Waukesha County v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Concerned Veterans of Waukesha County, two Wisconsin voters and state Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R) alleging that WEC must immediately sequester and stop counting military absentee ballots.

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