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California Prop 50 Lawsuit Brief: Majority Votes Can’t Negate 15th Amendment
(Alexandria, VA) January 26, 2026 -- The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a stay in Tangipa v Newsom, a case challenging the constitutionality of California’s new congressional map enacted through...
SCOTUS Rules Candidates Can Challenge State Election Laws
(Alexandria, VA) January 16, 2026 – The U.S Supreme Court in Bost v. Illinois (No. 24-568) found political candidates have a legal right (standing) to challenge state election laws in court. Writing in a concurring opinion Justice Barrett joined by Justice Kagan said,...
Court Orders Lawsuit Against Arizona to Proceed over Documented Voter Roll Maintenance Errors
(Alexandria, VA) January 6, 2026 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Motion to Dismiss the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) request for all Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)...
PILF Challenges California’s Prop 50 Racial Gerrymander
Map Violates Fifteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act (Alexandria, VA) December 2, 2025 – In the wake of its recent Texas redistricting victory the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) today filed a federal challenge to California’s Proposition 50 on the grounds it...
Pennsylvania: PILF Ups $5000 Reward for Info Leading to 2024 Election Death Threats Source
(Alexandria, VA) -- A $5,000 reward is available to anyone providing information leading to identification of death threat letters source sent to Pennsylvania Trump supporters on Eve of 2024 Presidential election. In October 2024, Pennsylvania voters displaying signs...
SCOTUS to PA Election Officials: Give a Reason Not to Take PILF Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (November 3, 2025): The U.S. Supreme Court tasked the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond to a certiorari petition in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt, a case that could impact whether the public has the right to inspect records...
PILF Takes Michigan to the Supreme Court for Failing to Remove Deceased Voters
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Jocelyn Benson, a landmark case challenging Michigan’s ongoing failure to remove tens of thousands of deceased registrants from...
PILF Brings Election Transparency Fight to Hawaii’s Federal Court
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) led a landmark hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Honolulu, marking the first time the appellate court has ever convened in Hawaii to consider a case about voter roll transparency. The case,...
PILF Petitions SCOTUS After Pennsylvania Blocks Access to Noncitizen Voter Registration Records
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) has filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking it to review a case involving Pennsylvania’s refusal to release records showing how noncitizens were added to the Commonwealth’s voter rolls. Pennsylvania publicly admitted...