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 Florida

Florida 14th Congressional District Election Contest

Rochford v. Castor

Lawsuit filed by congressional candidate Robert Rochford (R) against his opponent Rep. Kathy Castor (D), the canvassing boards and supervisors of elections in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R) challenging the results of the 2024 election for Florida’s 14th congressional district, which Rochford lost by over 57,000 votes.

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State of Florida

Florida Voter Registration Deadline Extension Request

League of Women Voters of Florida v. DeSantis

Lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund and Florida State Conference of the NAACP against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R) requesting that the state’s registration deadline be extended due to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

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State of Florida

Florida Citizenship Status Information Access Challenge

State of Florida v. Department of Homeland Security

Lawsuit filed by the state of Florida and Florida Department of State against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, challenging the federal government’s refusal to provide citizenship status information.

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State of Florida

Florida Exact Match Voter Registration Challenge

Florida Rising Together v. Byrd

Lawsuit filed by Florida Rise Together challenging the state’s exact match policy, which requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in a state or federal database.

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State of Florida

Florida Voter Roll Maintenance Challenge

United Sovereign Americans v. Byrd

Lawsuit filed by United Sovereign Americans and others against Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (R), Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Florida Division of Elections challenging the state’s procedures related to voter rolls and its overall voting system.

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