—Cases—
Public Interest Legal Foundation’s litigation compels jurisdictions to comply with the law. We litigate to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.
Akina, et al. v. State of Hawaii
ACRU Amicus Brief Supporting Application for Emergency Relief Opinion (October 29, 2015) Press Release – Akina v. Hawaii – Amicus (2015-11-24) Press Release – Akina v Hawaii – Supreme Court Injunction (2015-11-30)
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League of Women Voters, et al. v. Election Assistance Commission
Case Documents Complaint Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Kansas SOS Motion to Intervene Public Interest Legal Foundation Motion to Intervene Kansas SOS Response to TRO Motion DOJ Response to Kansas SOS TRO Response Order Denying TRO Opinion Denying Preliminary Injunction Press Releases Foundation Seeks to Defend Efforts to Prevent Non-Citizen Voting (February 22, 2016) Foundation… Read More »
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ACRU v. Election Administrator Starr County, Texas
PILF filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Election Administrator in Starr County, Texas for failure to make a reasonable effort to keep the county’s voter rolls maintained and for failure to provide records related to voter roll maintenance and possible non-citizen voters, as required by federal law. United States District Court for the… Read More »
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ACRU v. Philadelphia City Commissioners (E.D. PA)
Case Documents Complaint (filed April 4, 2016) Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (filed July 20, 2016) Amended Verified Complaint and Exhibits Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed July 20, 2016) Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (September 9. 2016) Press Releases Philadelphia Sued in Federal Court for Concealing Election Records (April 5, 2016) Philadelphia Failing to… Read More »
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Fish v. Kobach (D. Kansas)
PILF files a brief with the court to help defend Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s implementation of Kansas citizenship verification law.
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Virginia Voter’s Alliance, et al. v. Leider
PILF filed a lawsuit in federal court against Ann Leider, the general registrar of voters in the City of Alexandria, Virginia for failure to remove ineligible persons from the city’s voter rolls and for failure to provide records related to voter roll maintenance and possible non-citizen voters, as required by federal law.
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Ohio A. Phillip Randolph Institute et. al. v. Husted
Case Documents Brief of Amicus Curiae Public Interest Legal Foundation in Support of Judgment in Favor of Defendant Jon Husted (June 10, 2016) Brief of the American Civil Rights Union as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner Jon Husted (August 7, 2017) Supreme Court Ruling for Husted (June 11, 2018) Filed Brief of Amicus Curiae… Read More »
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North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al. v. Patrick L. McCrory, et al.
Brief of Amicus Curiae American Civil Rights Union In Support of Defendants/Appellees and Affirmance Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners to SCOTUS U.S. Supreme Court  Writ of Certiorari Denied (May 15, 2017) Press Release Court of Appeals Out on a Limb Striking Down N.C. Voter ID (July… Read More »
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Voter Integrity Project NC v. Wake County Board of Elections
PILF filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Wake County Board of Elections in North Carolina, for failure to maintain accurate and current voter rolls and for failure to provide records related to voter roll maintenance and possible noncitizen voters, as required by federal law.
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