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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.
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 Press Releases
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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.
Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson
Intervention to defend Indiana's use of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck program under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Luna et al. v. Cegavske
Intervention to defend Nevada's recall procedures against unconstitutional applications of the Voting Rights Act.
Gill v. Whitford
Are partisan gerrymandering claims justiciable?
PILF v. Susan Reed, City of Manassas VA
Case Documents Complaint (10/31/2016) Exhibit: Prince William County, VA, Listing of Declared Non-Citizen Registrations (10/31/2016) Opposition Brief to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (12/6/2016) Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (1/27/2017) Press Releases Virginia Lawsuits to Reveal Hundreds More Registered Noncitizen Voters (1/30/2017)