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PILF in SCOTUSblog: Coming Attractions in the Census Case

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – June 28, 2019: Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) was invited to participate in a SCOTUSblog symposium on the Census case opinion released Thursday. Below are some excerpts from the submission: In short, the court concluded that the secretary could reinstate the citizenship question and had good reason to reinstate the citizenship question, […]

PILF Statement on Census Citizenship Question Decision

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – June 27, 2019: Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding the inclusion of a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 Census. “Chief Justice Roberts unfortunately was the deciding vote,” PILF President and General Counsel J. Christian Adams said. “He agreed with the arguments […]

PILF Praises SCOTUS Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering Claims

Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuits are Dead Forever (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – June 27, 2019: Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today regarding partisan gerrymandering claims (Rucho v. Common Cause 18-422). “The Supreme Court wisely chose to reject federal overreach into the states’ constitutional authority to conduct redistricting,” PILF President and General Counsel […]

Lawsuit: NC Illegally Withholding Data on Noncitizen Voters

Foundation Alleges North Carolina Is Violating Motor Voter Law (RALEIGH, NC.) – June 18, 2019: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a lawsuit Monday against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) for failing to disclose noncitizen registered voter records as required under federal law (Public Interest Legal Foundation v. N.C. State Bd. […]

PILF to Congress: Voting Rights Act Preclearance Was Inefficient

(FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.) – May 6, 2019: Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) Communications and Research Director Logan C. Churchwell testified before the U.S. House Committee on Administration’s Subcommittee on Elections regarding the need for the return of the Voting Rights Act of 1965’s preclearance procedures. In prepared remarks, Churchwell notes that: Because of the Voting […]