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Lyman v. Henderson
Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of the statewide voter roll and history records held by the Utah Lieutenant Governor United States District Court for the District of Utah (Case Number 2:25-cv-00453) District...
Butwin Jr. and Schmidt v. John Doe 1 and John Doe 2
Lawsuit filed under the Voting Rights and Ku Klux Klan Acts regarding intimidating letters mailed to private citizens United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Case Number 2:25-cv-02208) Court Documents Complaint (May 1, 2025) Exhibit 1-1...
Trump Executive Order Birthright Citizenship Cases
Amicus briefs filed in lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14160 regarding Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court of the United States (Nos. 24A884, 24A885, 24A886) Court Documents Amicus Brief of Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III in...
PILF v. Read
Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act against the Oregon Secretary of State for document retention failures related to the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)'s 'Deceased Retraction' reports. United States District Court...
Tortorice et al v. City of Margaret
Lawsuit filed under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to challenge the City of Margaret, Alabama's City Council boundaries according to the "one person, one vote" principle. United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Case Number...
Republican National Committee v. Burgess
A lawsuit challenging Nevada's acceptance of ballots that arrive up to four days after Election Day Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Amicus Brief (November 27, 2024) Press Releases PILF Files Legal Brief in Ninth Circuit to Restore the “Day” in Election Day (November...
Zimmern v. Harris County
A federal lawsuit filed to protect voters' rights to a secret ballot under the 1st and 14th Amendment Court Documents: Lawsuit (November 12, 2024) Affidavit of Barry Wernick (November 12, 2024) Affidavit of Rick Weible (November 12, 2024) Response to Motion to...
Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections
Amicus brief filed in case regarding mail ballot curing procedures in Pennsylvania which which can vary between counties Unites States Supreme Court (Case No. 24A408) Case Filings PILF Brief in Support of Neither Party (October 30, 2024) Press Releases and...
Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights et. al. v. Beals
Amicus brief filed in case regarding voter list maintenance procedures in Virginia which remove declared non-U.S. citizens during and outside of the 90-day pre-election period United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia -- Alexandria Division...