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DOJ’s losing streak just might save the midterms
We have already sued to block Trump's anti-voting executive orders. If the USPS adopts an anti-voting rule, we will bring litigation to stop it.
DOJ’s losing streak just might save the midterms
We have already sued to block Trump's anti-voting executive orders. If the USPS adopts an anti-voting rule, we will bring litigation to stop it.
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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…
Pro-voting group sues Trump DOJ over its alleged voter purge lists
The Brennan Center for Justice sued the Trump administration seeking records on whether the Department of Justice has created lists of voters for states to remove from the rolls — a new transparency fight over the…
Judge blocks Trump order that would have let USPS refuse to deliver mail ballots
A federal judge in Massachusetts Thursday blocked federal agencies from implementing President Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting before the midterm elections.
Court upholds map targeting Mississippi Black voters, in latest sign of Callais’ impact
A federal judge upheld DeSoto County, Mississippi’s local election map, which Black voters argued was drawn to suppress their political power.