Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of records reflecting noncitizen registration and voting across Pennsylvania.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Case Numbers  1:18-cv-00463 and 1:19-cv-00622)

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Nos. 23-1590 and 23-1591)

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas

Federal Case Documents MDPA Documents

• Complaint (February 26, 2018)
  • Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 7, Exhibit 8, Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10
• Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (April 18, 2018)
  • Exhibit 14-1, Exhibit 14-2
• Plaintiff’s Consent Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply (May 8, 2018)
  • 18-1: Sur-Reply in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B
• Refiled Complaint (April 10, 2019)
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D, Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G, Exhibit H, Exhibit I, Exhibit J, Exhibit K, Exhibit L, Exhibit M, Exhibit N, Exhibit O, Exhibit P, Exhibit Q
• Memorandum on MTD (December 13, 2019)
• Order re Defendant’s Motion to Certify Interlocutory Appeal (March 6, 2020)
• Plaintiff’s Statement of Material Facts (May 3, 2021)
• Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (May 3, 2021)
• Plaintiff’s Response to Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment (June 14, 2021)
• PILF’s Brief in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (June 14, 2021)
• ORDER (March 31, 2022)
• MEMORANDUM (March 31, 2022)

3CA Documents

• Appellee/Cross-Appellant PILF’s Second Step Brief (November 3, 2023)
• U.S. Justice Department Brief in Support of PILF (November 6, 2023)
• PILF Response Brief on Fees (April 12, 2024)

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Documents

• City of Philadelphia v. PILF Notice of Appeal (May 2, 2018)

Press Releases

• PILF Sues Pennsylvania to Release Data on ‘100K’ Noncitizen Voter Registrants (February 26, 2018)
• PILF: Pennsylvania SOS’ Read of Disclosure Law is ‘Absurd’ (April 18, 2018)
• PA Contradicts Own Claim of ‘No’ Noncitizen Voter Records (May 10, 2018)
• Federal Court: PILF Effort to See PA Noncitizen Election Records Can Proceed (December 13, 2019)
• PA Required to Provide Voting History of Noncitizens the Commonwealth Added to the Voter Roll (April 4, 2022)
• DOJ Files Legal Brief Supporting PILF’s Right to Obtain Records Relating to Voter Registration by Foreign Nationals (November 8, 2023)
• SAVE THE DATE: PILF Argues Before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to obtain Alien Voting Records in Pennsylvania (September 9, 2024)

Additional Documents

• Case Fact Sheet (February 26, 2018)
• MTD Supplemental Authority (December 13, 2019)
• Factsheet: The Six-Year Fight to Obtain Alien Voting Records in Pennsylvania (September 9, 2024)

Relevant News Clips

• The Washington Times; Lawsuit: 100,000 noncitizens registered to vote in Pennsylvania (February 26, 2018)
• The Washington Free Beacon; Pennsylvania Dept. of State Sued for Hiding Noncitizen Voting Records (February 27, 2018)
• LifeZette; Pennsylvania Officials Accused of Hiding Data on Noncitizen Voting (February 27, 2018)
• Breitbart News; Report: More than 100,000 Non-Citizens are Registered Voters in Pennsylvania (February 27, 2018)
• The Daily Caller; Legal Group Sues for Records of up to 100,000 Noncitizens on Pennsylvania Voter Rolls (February 27, 2018)
• Law360; Anti-Voter Fraud Group Wants Pa. Data on Noncitizens (February 27, 2018)
• The Hill; Mueller’s chase ignores the real foreign influence in our elections (February 28, 2018)
• Fox News Channel; Why aren’t Mueller, the FBI and DOJ interested in illegal actions that might alter our elections? (March 1, 2018)
• Hot Air; 100K Non-citizens Registered to Vote in Pennsylvania? (March 4, 2018)
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Editorial: 100,000-plus noncitizen Pa. voters? Withheld records hold answer (March 5, 2018)
• LifeZette; Noncitizen Voters in Pennsylvania Not a ‘Glitch,’ Philly Official Says (March 13, 2018)
• The Washington Times; PA Gubernatorial Candidate Targets Non-Citizen Voting in Wake of Special Election (March 14, 2018)
• WITF NPR/PBS Harrisburg; What’s behind the claim Pa. is swarming with illegal voters? (April 3, 2018)
• The Philadelphia Inquirer; Are there thousands of ineligible immigrants registered to vote in Pa.? We don’t know yet | Editorial (April 5, 2018)
• WITF-NPR; PA addresses non-citizen voter issue (April 30, 2018)
• CBS Philly Radio; Christine Flowers Show (May 6, 2018)
• The Washington Times; Noncitizens across the U.S. find it easy to register to vote, cast ballots (July 31, 2018)
• Fox News Channel; Names of non-US citizens increasingly found on voter rolls (August 1, 2018)
• PennLIVE; Foundation that targets voting by non-citizens claims Pa. is violating federal voter registration law (April 12, 2019)

Watch @ElectionLawCtr discuss noncitizen voting and more on @PCNCnighttalk https://t.co/NCYmp26Sh2

— PublicInterestLegal (@PILFoundation) August 1, 2018

#Watch: @ElectionLawCtr tells @ShannonBream that foreign voters are the real “foreign influence” in our #Elections https://t.co/7IBqNfYJNM

— PublicInterestLegal (@PILFoundation) March 5, 2018

J.Christian Adams– @ElectionLawCtr–joined me on ‘Justice’ to discuss how he believes that the real foreign influence in our elections has been ignored by the Justice Department for years. Take a look: pic.twitter.com/niDeBQ8rba

— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) March 4, 2018