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PILF v. Way

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Victory
TOPICS: National Voter Registration Act, Voter Roll Clean-Up

by | May 17, 2022 |

Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of voter roll list maintenance procedure document(s) held by the New Jersey Secretary of State. United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Case Number 3:22-cv-02865) Court Documents Complaint (May 17, 2022) Complaint Exhibits A, B, C (May… Read More »

Lichtenstein v. Hargett

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Victory
TOPICS: 1st Amendment, Defending State Election Integrity Laws, Vote by Mail

by | May 17, 2022 |

Amicus brief filed in case regarding a First Amendment dispute United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Case No. 22-5028) Case Filings Amicus Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (May 16, 2022) Opinion (October 5, 2023) .

Merrill v. Milligan

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Decided
TOPICS: Redistricting, SCOTUS, Voting Rights Act

by | May 2, 2022 |

Amicus brief filed in case regarding a Section 2 Voting Rights Act claim against Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan United States Supreme Court (Case Nos. 21-1086, 21-1087) Case Filings Amicus Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (April 29, 2022) United States Supreme Court Opinion (June 8, 2023) .

Parable et. al. v. Griswold

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Decided
TOPICS: 1st Amendment, Defending Closed Primaries

by | March 23, 2022 |

Amicus brief filed in case regarding Proposition 108’s intrusion into protected First Amendment rights of association in Colorado United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Case No. 1:22-cv-477) Case Filings Amicus Brief of the Public Interest Legal Foundation in Support of the Plaintiffs (March 22, 2022) Opinion (April 8, 2022) .

Mennella v. Delaware Department of Elections

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Decided
TOPICS: Restoring the Day in Election Day, Vote by Mail

by | June 5, 2024 |

Complaint alleging that statutes requiring early voting and permanent absentee voting conflict with the Constitution of Delaware. (C.A. No. S23C-03-014) Superior Court Documents (Challenging Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Designations) Opinion and Order (February 23, 2024) Supreme Court Documents (Challenging Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Designations) Appellee’s Brief (May 21, 2024) Opinion and Order (June,… Read More »

PILF v. Dahlstrom

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2022
STATUS: Victory
TOPICS: ERIC, National Voter Registration Act

by | February 2, 2022 |

Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of voter roll list maintenance documents from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) held by the Alaska Secretary of State. United States District Court for the District of Alaska (Case Number 1:22-cv-00001) Court Documents Complaint (January 20, 2022) Complaint Exhibits… Read More »

PILF v. Griswold

UPDATED ON: November 21st, 2024
YEAR FILED: 2021
STATUS: Victory
TOPICS: ERIC, National Voter Registration Act

by | December 16, 2021 |

Lawsuit filed under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act to compel the release of voter roll list maintenance documents from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) held by the Colorado Secretary of State. United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Case Number 1:21-cv-03384) Court Documents Complaint (December 16, 2021) Order Denying… Read More »
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