Mississippi DeSoto County Judicial Subdistrict Challenge
Foster et al v. The State of Mississippi et al
An anti-voting lawsuit seeking to dismantle the only majority-Black judicial subdistrict in DeSoto county for the 2026 midterms.
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.
Mississippi Mail-In Ballot Receipt Deadline Challenge (RNC)
Watson v. Republican National Committee
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republicans challenging a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if they are received within five business days of the election.
Mississippi DeSoto County Redistricting Challenge
Harris v. DeSoto County
Lawsuit filed by DeSoto County NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and two voters against DeSoto County, DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, DeSoto County Election Commission and DeSoto County Circuit Clerk Dale Thompson challenging the county’s 2022 redistricting plan.
Mississippi Supreme Court Redistricting Challenge
White v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Black Mississippians challenging the districts used for electing justices to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Mississippi Legislative Redistricting Challenge
Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and voters challenging state Senate and House maps.
Mississippi Mail-in Voting Assistance Limitations Challenge
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch
Lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Mississippi, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, a voter and two individuals who provide voter assistance challenging Senate Bill 2358.
Mississippi Felony Disenfranchisement Challenge (Hopkins)
Hopkins v. Watson
Class action lawsuit filed on behalf of permanently disenfranchised individuals who have completed their sentences challenging the Mississippi’s Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision.
Mississippi Jackson H.B. 1020 and S.B. 2343 Challenge
NAACP v. Reeves
Lawsuit filed by the NAACP, the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, the Jackson City Branch of the NAACP and six residents of Jackson, Mississippi challenging two recently enacted anti-democratic laws that target Jackson’s majority-Black population.
Mississippi Hinds County Election Certification Delay Challenge
Branning v. Hinds County Election Commission
Lawsuit filed by candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Jenifer Branning, against the Hinds County Election Commission challenging Hinds County’s delay in certifying the results of the November 2024 election.
Mississippi Mail-In Ballot Receipt Deadline Challenge (Libertarian Party of Mississippi)
Libertarian Party of Mississippi v. Wetzel
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi challenging a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked on or before Election Day and received within five business days of the election.
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