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 Texas v. Garland
Lawsuit filed by the State of Texas and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the DOJ’s intent to monitor Texas polling places for the November 2024 general election.
Zimmern v. Hidalgo
Lawsuit filed on behalf of three Texas voters against County Clerk for Harris County, Teneshia Hudspeth, and County Judge for Harris County, Lina Hidalgo, challenging the county’s public disclosure of voter identifying information.
Travis County Republican Party v. Limon-Mercado
Lawsuit filed by the Travis County Republican Party (TCRP) and its chair, Matt Mackowiak, against the Travis County Clerk and Election Administrator Dyana Limon-Mercado challenging the county’s staffing of election judges — which are akin to poll workers — for the November 2024 general election. TCRP claims that the Travis County clerk “was not selecting, […]
The Attorney General of Texas v. Mayorkas
Lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Department of Homeland Security and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services challenging the federal government’s refusal to provide citizenship status information
Hotze v. Bennett
Lawsuit filed by three voters against Harris County and its voter registrar, Ann Bennett, challenging the county’s voter roll maintenance practices.
Brown v. Paxton
Lawsuit filed by Travis County’s tax assessor and county commissioners against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R) challenging the state’s campaign that seeks to prevent county officials from facilitating voter registration and participation.
Texas v. Elfant
Lawsuit filed by the state of Texas, through Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), against Travis County’s tax assessor and county commissioners challenging Travis County’s plan for reaching out to unregistered voters by mail.
Texas v. Callanen
Lawsuit filed by the state of Texas, through Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) challenging the Bexar County’s plan to send voter registration applications to over 200,000 unregistered voters.
United Sovereign Americans v. Nelson
Lawsuit filed by United Sovereign Americans, Citizens Defending Freedom and candidate for Texas’ 19th Congressional District, Bernard Johnson, against Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenging the state’s procedures related to voter rolls and its overall voting system.
America First Policy Institute v. Biden
Lawsuit filed by the America First Policy Institute and others challenging a pro-voting executive order passed by President Joe Biden.
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