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30 Years, One Fight
We are not powerless and we must not act like we are. By expecting — insisting — that courts protect the Constitution and the rule of law, we use one of the most important tools available…
30 Years, One Fight
We are not powerless and we must not act like we are. By expecting — insisting — that courts protect the Constitution and the rule of law, we use one of the most important tools available…
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
Voting Rights Groups Seek to Stop Arkansas Laws Targeting Ballot Initiatives
Pro-voting groups in Arkansas are asking a federal court to block a wave of state laws that they say restrict direct democracy.
Supreme Court Blocks 8th Circuit’s Anti-VRA Ruling For Now
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a federal appeals court’s ruling that would have stripped voters and private organizations of their right to enforce the Voting Rights Act
Appeals Court Upholds Nationwide Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s broad block on President Donald Trump’s anti-birthright-citizenship executive order, saying it contradicts the plain language of the Constitution.