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PILF Urges DOJ Probe of Oregon Secretary of State

ORSOS Deletes Records Indicating Which Registrants Were Wrongly Purged as Deceased per ERIC Data (Washington, D.C.) – February 10, 2025: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) alerted the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to Oregon’s...

Public Interest Legal Foundation Files Briefs on 14th Amendment’s Birthright Citizenship

Amicus Briefs Filed in New Jersey, Doe Cases (Boston, MA) – February 5, 2025: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed amicus curiae briefs in lawsuits seeking to block President Trump’s recent birthright citizenship Executive Order 14160. PILF filed the...

Lawsuit: Oregon SOS Destroys Documents Indicating Which Voters Were Wrongly Purged as ‘Deceased’

SOS Doesn’t Keep ‘Deceased Retractions’ Reports from ERIC (Portland, OR) – January 29, 2025: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Secretary of State for violations of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), commonly...
Federal Court Rules States Cannot Punish Voter Roll Researchers

Federal Court Rules States Cannot Punish Voter Roll Researchers

Maine’s restrictions on the use of voter roll data were enacted to keep election watchdogs from being able to analyze and communicate voter roll findings (Alexandria, VA) – March 29, 2023: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) secured a landmark ruling for...

Foreign Nationals Gain Right to Vote in District of Columbia

Foreign Nationals Gain Right to Vote in District of Columbia

The Public Interest Legal Foundation hosts press conference fighting back against laws allowing foreign nationals to vote. (Washington, D.C.) – March 13, 2023: Today, Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) President, J. Christian Adams, will hold a press conference...

States Withdrawal from ERIC is Proof it Needs Transparency

States Withdrawal from ERIC is Proof it Needs Transparency

(Alexandria, VA) – March 7, 2023: This week, Florida, West Virginia, and Missouri announced they are withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information System (ERIC). Additionally, Alabama and Louisiana have recently made announcements to...

PILF Sues New Mexico Over $5,000 Fee to Obtain Voter Roll

PILF Sues New Mexico Over $5,000 Fee to Obtain Voter Roll

Five other states charge more than $5,000 to receive the voter roll. We are putting them all on notice about these unlawful fees. (Albuquerque, NM) – March 6, 2023:  The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a federal lawsuit against New Mexico...

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