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SCOTUS Greenlights California Standard in Watson Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 29, 2026) – The U.S. Supreme Court decision for Watson v. RNC allows for states to accept mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day. The Court held that federal law requires that ballots can be received after Election Day. The Public...
PILF Sues Oklahoma for Voter Roll
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of the State Election Board for Oklahoma, Paul Ziriax, for violating Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 52 U.S.C. § 20507(i), and...
PILF Appeals PA County’s Order to Remove Election Judge During 2026 Primary
MOSCOW BOROUGH, PA -- The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed an appeal of an order removing elected Lackawanna County Judge of Elections, Teresa Ripley. She was not notified and did not have an opportunity to defend herself before police vacated her from...
New Mexico Withholds Files of Wrongful Voter Roll Purges Using ERIC Data
(Alexandria, VA) June 3, 2026 -- The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a federal lawsuit against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), commonly known as “Motor Voter.” The...
PILF Statement: SCOTUS Ruling on Alabama’s Redistricting Map
(Alexandria, VA) June 3, 2026 -- Following the Supreme Court’s decision permitting Alabama to implement its new congressional map, J. Christian Adams, President and General Counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, issued the following statement: “The Court...
New Brief: Newsom’s Prop 50 Map ‘Violates the Civil Rights of Californians’
(Alexandria, VA) May 26, 2026 — The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) recently filed a brief responding to the California Defendants’ motions to dismiss Noyes v. Newsom, which challenges California’s redistricting map adopted through Proposition 50...
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 –...