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Lawsuit: Illinois Violates Fifteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act After Callais Decision
Alexandria, VA (May 11, 2026) – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed the first lawsuit after the Louisiana v. Callais decision (United States Supreme Court case no. 24-109) against Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Board of Elections challenging the...
PILF Intervenes in Louisiana Citizenship Verification for Voting Case
Alexandria, VA (May 4, 2026) – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) seeks to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana aimed at verifying registrants’ citizenship status. As a plaintiff-intervenor, PILF would uniquely advance the State’s effort to collect...
PILF Applauds Callais Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 29, 2026) – The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Western District of Louisiana’s decision that a recently redrawn legislative map may not be used in future elections (Louisiana v Callais). “The now defunct map was drawn for one purpose only –...
EAC Board of Advisors Meeting Summary
(Washington, DC) April 28, 2026 – Today members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Board of Advisors met today including J. Christian Adams, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and Hans von Spakovsky, Chairman of the PILF board. They...
PILF Commends Alabama for Reducing Voter Roll Access Cost
(Alexandria, VA) April 28, 2026 – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) applauds Alabama for capping the cost of its public voter roll. Before HB 67, Alabama had the most expensive list in the nation at $37,000. In September 2025, PILF warned Alabama election...
PILF Statement on Virginia Redistricting Vote
(Alexandria, VA) April 21, 2026 -- Public Interest Legal Foundation President J. Christian Adams releases the following statement related to Virginia's Proposed Constitutional Amendment Vote to redistrict its congressional map. "Virginia's redrawn map smothers...
PILF Settles Case After AZ Provides Records Identifying Voter Roll Maintenance Errors Impacting Live Voters
(Alexandria, VA) April 20, 2026 – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) reached a settlement with AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for all Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) “retraction” and “correction” reports identifying registrants wrongly...
New York Dodges Transparency on Missing Voter ID Data
Alexandria, VA (April 20, 2026) – The Public Interest Legal Foundation commends New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney for her continued pressing of the New York State Board of Elections for information about missing data in that state’s voter roll. Tenney’s actions...
PILF Statement Challenging Hatch Act Complaint Against EAC Commissioner Christy McCormick
(Alexandria, VA) April 16, 2026 – Public Interest Legal Foundation President J. Christian Adams issued a statement today, doubting the validity of a Hatch Act complaint lodged against U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Christy McCormick. The complaint has received...