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Gleason v. Padilla
Amicus brief filed in support of appellant’s position that California is failing to follow the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Court of Appeal for the State of California (Case No. CO88700)
Case Filings
Application and Brief in Support of Plaintiff/Appellant (January 13, 2020)
Order Granting Amicus Brief (January 30, 2020)
PILF v. Linda Lamone
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 Maryland State Board of Elections.
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Case Number 1:19-cv-03564)
Court Documents
- Complaint (December 16, 2019)
- Motion for Summary Judgment (December 16, 2019)
- Joint Stipulation of Dismissal (September 2, 2020)
- Settlement Agreement and Release (September 2, 2020)
Press Releases
Lawsuit: Maryland Hides Voter Data amid Cummings Replacement Election (December 16, 2019)
Maryland Election Board Shares Voter Roll Data to Settle PILF Lawsuit (September 2, 2020)
PILF v. Detroit
PILF filed a lawsuit against the City of Detroit for failure to maintain accurate and current voter rolls, as required by federal law.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (No. 2:19-cv-13638)
Court Documents
- Complaint + Exhibits (December 10, 2019)
- Standalone Complaint (December 10, 2019)
- Plaintiff’s Motion for Voluntary Dismissal (June 29, 2020)
- Stipulation of Dismissal (June 30, 2020)
Press Releases
Lawsuit: Detroit Isn’t Properly Cleaning Voter Rolls (December 11, 2019)
Detroit Voter Roll Cleanup Lawsuit Ends (June 30, 2020)
Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra
Amicus brief filed in support of Petitioner’s efforts to strike down California’s onerous donor disclosure law for charities.
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Filings
Brief in Support of Petitioners for Writ of Certiorari (September 25, 2019)
Petition Granted (January 8, 2021)
Press Releases
SCOTUS Brief: The Left Wants to Liquidate Opposing Donors (October 1, 2019)
SCOTUS Will Hear Donor Privacy Protection Case (January 11, 2021)
PILF v. North Carolina State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of records reflecting noncitizen registration and voting held by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Case Number 5:19-cv-00248)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Case No. 19-2265)
District Court Documents
4th Circuit Documents
- Appellant’s Opening Brief (December 23, 2019)
- Appellant’s Reply Brief (March 18, 2020)
Press Releases
Lawsuit: North Carolina Illegally Withholding Data on Noncitizen Voters (June 18, 2019)
LULAC et. al. v. Texas
Intervention to defend Texas’ efforts to assist in the identification and removal of noncitizens registered to vote in the state.
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Case Number 5:19-cv-00074 )
Case Documents
- First Amended Complaint (February 1, 2019)
- Preliminary Order (February 27, 2019)
- Motion to Intervene by Proposed Intervenor-Defendant PILF (March 1, 2019)
- Proposed Answer of Intervenor-Defendant PILF (March 1, 2019)
Press Releases
- PILF Seeks to Intervene in Texas Noncitizen Voter Removal Case (March 1, 2019)
Rucho v. Common Cause
Amicus brief filed in opposition to plaintiffs’ claim that North Carolina‘s 2016 congressional map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Filings
Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants (February 12, 2019)
Decision (June 27, 2019)
Press Releases
PILF Praises SCOTUS Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering Claims (June 27, 2019)
ACRU, et al. v. Snipes
PILF filed a lawsuit in federal court against Brenda Snipes, the Supervisor of Elections in Broward County, Florida, 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.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (No. 16-cv-61474)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (No. 18-11808-GG)
Trial Court Documents
- Complaint (June 27, 2016)
- Order on Motions for Partial Summary Judgment and Motion to Exclude Opinions and Testimony (July 12, 2017)
- Bench Trial Opening Statement (July 25, 2017)
- Plaintiff’s Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (October 20, 2017)
- Trial Court Order (March 30, 2018)
- Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal (April 29, 2018)
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Documents
- Brief for the Appellant American Civil Rights Union (August 13, 2018)
- Reply Brief for Appellant American Civil Rights Union (October 9, 2018)
Press Releases
- Broward County Sued for Corrupt Voter Rolls (June 27, 2016)
- PILF Scores Early Court Victories in Florida Voter Roll Cleanup Suit (July 13, 2017)
- Dates for Broward County Voter Roll Trial Released (July 18, 2017)
- Broward County Voter Roll Trial Continues (July 30, 2017)
Relevant Press Clips
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward’s voting rolls challenged by group (July 25, 2017)
- LifeZette: Florida County Has ‘Thousands’ of Voters Over Age 100 (July 26, 2017)
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes to testify in voter list trial (July 27, 2017)
- Miami Herald: Broward elections supervisor to testify in federal voter roll lawsuit in Miami (July 28, 2017)
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward election supervisor makes changes after being sued (July 31, 2017)
- Local 10 News Miami: Brenda Snipes Defends Office in Federal Court amid Lawsuit (July 31, 2017)
- LifeZette: Broward Co. Elections Chief Admits She Has Seen Fraud (August 1, 2017)
- Sun-Sentinel: Trial over Broward County’s disputed voting lists ends (August 2, 2017)
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward voter rolls case has national implications (August 6, 2017)
- The Washington Times: Election Integrity Needs to Be a Top Priority (August 7, 2017)
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward needs to trim its voting lists, group tells judge (October 24, 2017)
- The Christian Science Monitor: Securing the vote: could Henny Nelson, age 131, help Russia rig an election? (November 3, 2017)
- The Christian Science Monitor: Securing the vote: How efforts to prevent fraud and voting rights collide (November 6, 2017)
- POLITICO: Experts: Broward’s elections chief broke law in destroying ballots (December 15, 2017)
- Breitbart News; Florida Official Overseeing Vote Count Destroyed Ballots, Accused of Not Removing Dead Voters from Rolls (November 8, 2018)
- The Daily Wire; Broward County Supervisor Of Elections Has A Sketchy History (November 9, 2018)
- The Daily Signal; Trump Calls Out Embattled County Election Official in Florida Vote-Count Mess (November 10, 2018)
- The New York Times; Before the Fights Over Recounts: An Election Day Vote on Voting (November 12, 2018)
- Breitbart News; Soros-Funded Groups Defended Broward’s Brenda Snipes in Lawsuit Alleging Inaccurate Voter Rolls (November 13, 2018)
- PJ Media; Federal Judge Rebuked Broward Supervisor for Hiding ‘Mystery’ Voter Roll Manual (November 13, 2018)
2020 Census Citizenship Question Case
Amicus briefs filed in defense of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s reinstatement of a citizenship question for the 2020 Census.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Filings
- Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners (September 14, 2018)
- Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petition (September 14, 2018)
- Brief of Amicus Curiae of PILF in Support of Defendant’s Position at Trial (October 29, 2018)
- Brief in Support of Government’s Position for a Writ of Mandamus Before the U.S. Supreme Court (November 13, 2018)
- Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners Before the U.S. Supreme Court (December 24, 2018)
- Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners Before the U.S. Supreme Court (February 11, 2019)
- Certiorary Granted (February 15, 2019)
- Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners Before the U.S. Supreme Court (March 6, 2019)
- Decision (June 27, 2019)
Related Press Releases
- J. Christian Adams Praises Inclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (March 27, 2018)
- J. Christian Adams Before Congress: Return Citizenship Question to Census (June 8, 2018)
- PILF Granted Amicus Position Defending 2020 Census Citizenship Question (September 25, 2018)
- PILF Applauds SCOTUS Decision on Wilbur Ross Deposition (October 22, 2018)
- PILF Granted Amicus Position Defending 2020 Census Citizenship Question at Trial (October 30, 2018)
- PILF to SCOTUS: 2020 Census Needs Citizenship Question (November 13, 2018)
- Census Citizenship Question, PILF Briefs Get SCOTUS Hearing (November 19, 2018)
- PILF to SCOTUS: Take the Census Case Now (February 11, 2019)
- Statement on Census Citizenship Question Decision (June 27, 2019)
- SCOTUSblog: The Unanswered Census Question (June 28, 2019)
PILF v. Harris Bennett
Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of records reflecting noncitizen registration and voting in Harris County, Texas.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case Number 4:18-cv-00981)
District Court of Travis County, Texas, 459th District (Case Number D-1-GN-18-001583)
Federal Trial Court Documents
- Complaint (March 29, 2018)
- PILF’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Memorandum of Points and Authorities (March 29, 2018)
- Doc. 15 — PILF’s Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (May 10, 2018)
- Doc. 16 — PILF’s Response in Opposition to Harris County’s Motion to Dismiss (May 10, 2018)
- Doc. 21 — First Amended Complaint (June 13, 2018)
- Doc. 34 — PILF’s First Motion for Summary Judgment (November 21, 2018)
- Doc. 42 — Magistrate’s Memorandum and Recommendation (February 6, 2019)
- Doc. 47 – PILF’s Response in Opposition to Defendant’s Objections to the Memorandum Denying MTD (March 8, 2019)
- Doc. 48 — Order on Motion to Dismiss (March 11, 2019)
- Doc. 53 – Plaintiff’s Reply to Defendant’s Response in Opposition to Plaintiff’s First Motion for Summary Judgment (April 17, 2019)
- Doc. 54 – PILF’s Response in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Stay or Abstain (April 23, 2019)
- Doc. 76 — Agreed Order (March 17,2020)
Texas Court Documents
- Harris Bennett v. Texas Complaint (March 29, 2018)
- PILF Petition to Intervene (April 11, 2018)
- Intervention Exhibit 1-48 (April 11, 2018)
- Defendant Paxton’s Original Answer (April 16, 2018)
Press Releases
- PILF Sues Harris County, Texas for Data on Noncitizen Voters (March 29, 2018)
- PILF: Texas Court Lacks Jurisdiction in Noncitizen Voter Data Case (April 12, 2018)
- Texas AG Urges Disclosure of Noncitizen Voting Records to PILF (April 17, 2018)
- Harris County Seeks to Shield Noncitizen Voter Records (May 11, 2018)
- Noncitizen Voter Prosecution Shows Need for Transparency in Harris County (May 14, 2018)
- Harris County: Revealing Noncitizen Voter Records Harms ‘Public Interest’ (June 5, 2018)
- 7 Reasons for Summary Judgment in Harris County Noncitizen Voter Data Case (November 21, 2018)
- Lawsuit Seeking Harris County Noncitizen Voter Records Can Proceed (March 11, 2019)
- Harris County Foriegn Voter Record Lawsuit Ends (March 18, 2020)
Additional Documents
- Case Fact Sheet (March 29, 2018)
- Sample of Responsive Documents: Hidalgo County
- Sample of Responsive Documents: Tarrant County
Relevant News Clips
- The Washington Free Beacon; Texas County Hit with Lawsuit for Concealing Records of Noncitizens Registered to Vote (March 29, 2018)
- Empower Texans; Harris County Sued for Hiding Noncitizen Voting Records (March 29, 2018)
- Breitbart News; Lawsuit: Largest Texas County Withholding Noncitizen Voting Records (March 29, 2018)
- FOX 26 Houston; Harris County Faces Lawsuit for Concealing Voter Registration List Maintenance Records (March 29, 2018)
- Houston Chronicle; Nonprofit Group Sues Harris County over Voter Registration Records (March 30, 2018)
- Laredo Morning Times; Nonprofit Group Sues Harris County over Voter Registration Records (March 30, 2018)
- KPRC-AM Houston; PILF interview (April 3, 2018)
- KTRH-AM Houston; Harris County Sued for Voting Records (April 3, 2018)
- Empower Texans; Harris County Dodging Federal Law to Hide Voting Records from Public (April 3, 2018)
- KPRC-AM Houston; PILF interview (April 19, 2018)
- Empower Texans; Texas AG: Harris County Should Disclose Non-Citizen Voter Records (April 24, 2018)
- Breitbart News; Mexican National Stole Texan’s Identity and Voted Three Times, Says AG (May 14, 2018)
- The Washington Times; Mexican woman stole American’s identity to vote in elections: Texas AG (May 14, 2018)
- KPRC-AM Houston; PILF interview (May 16, 2018)
- The Washington Times; Houston registrar battles to keep noncitizens on voter rolls (June 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)
- Empower Texans; Citizens Challenge 4,000 Voter Registrations in Harris County (August 3, 2018)
- Houston Chronicle; Harris County Officials Settle Lawsuit, Agreeing to Disclose Records of Foreign Nationals Who Tried to Vote in Texas (March 18, 2020)
- San Antonio Express-News; Harris County Officials Settle Lawsuit, Agreeing to Disclose Records of Foreign Nationals Who Tried to Vote in Texas (March 18, 2020)