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Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee

2:81-cv-03876 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 1981

Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2019

On October 28, 2004, the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) filed this complaint to reopen this case and seek preliminary and permanent injunctive and declaratory relief against the Defendant Republican National Committee (“RNC”).  Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey previously entered two Consent Decrees and an Order to restrain the ballot security and ballot integrity activities of the RNC after the committee sent out mass mailing…
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Detroit Action v. City of Hamtramck

2:21-cv-11315 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 3, 2021

Closed Date: July 13, 2025

In this case, Michigan voters alleged that the City of Hamtramck violated the Voting Rights Act Section 203’s bilingual language assistance requirements; the case was settled by consent decree shortly after the complaint was filed. On June 3, 2021, a voters’ organization (Detroit Action) and a Bengali-speaking voter alleged that the City of Hamtramck had failed to provide Bengali-translated election materials and support for Bengali-speaking, Bangladeshi-American voters.  Specifically, the comp…

Settled: Case Closed

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United States of America v. Hale County, Texas

5:06-cv-00043 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2006

Closed Date: April 27, 2006

This lawsuit is about Hale County, Texas’s alleged failure to allow voters with limited English proficiency to get assistance while voting. On February 27, 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against Hale County, Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant (1) failed to allow English-limited and Spanish-speaking voters assistance from the person of their choice and failed to train poll workers to allow such assistance,…
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United States v. City of Pawtucket

1:24-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 23, 2024

This is a case about voting rights for Spanish speakers. On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the city of Pawtucket and city election officials to challenge the city's alleged lack of Spanish election materials and provisional ballots. The DOJ filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act and Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act. Specifically, the DOJ argued that Pawtucket violated statutory requiremen…
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Holloway v. City of Virginia Beach

2:18-cv-00069 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2018

Closed Date: Nov. 27, 2023

On November 20, 2017, Plaintiff Latasha Holloway submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") and a proposed complaint in the Richmond Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  In the proposed complaint, Plaintiff alleged that the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia's at-large election of its City Council violated the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handi…
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Goberman v. Cascos

3:16-cv-00994 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 11, 2016

Closed Date: July 12, 2016

This is a case about candidate qualifications in the State of Texas. On April 11, 2016, a pro se plaintiff filed a complaint, seeking to register to vote and to run for public office while keeping his physical address confidential and using his P.O. Box in its place. The plaintiff noted that the Texas Secretary of State, relying on state codes, rules, and regulations, barred him from doing so. The plaintiff claimed that those state codes, rules, and regulations make him and thousands of other c…
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago v. White

1:20-cv-01478 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2020

Closed Date: June 28, 2021

This case alleged that the process implemented by the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois Board of Elections (the “Board”) for offering voter registration during certain transactions related to driver’s licenses frustrated Illinois citizens’ ability to register to vote in violation of the National Voter Registration Act, Voting Rights Act, and Illinois’ Automatic Voter Registration statute.   On February 28, 2020, various non-profit organizations filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District…
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United States of America v. Colfax County, Nebraska

8:12-cv-00084 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2012

Closed Date: March 30, 2015

This case is about violations of the minority language requirements of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. On February 27, 2012, the Attorney General's office, on behalf of the United States, filed this lawsuit in the United States District of the District of Nebraska. Plaintiff sued the County of Colfax, Nebraska under 42 U.S.C. §1973aa-1a, and sought an injunction requiring the County to develop and implement a remedial program to ensure adherence to the minority language requirements of Se…
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Madrigal v. The County of Monterey

5:06-cv-01407 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2006

Closed Date: April 24, 2008

This case is about whether English-only, citizen-sponsored petitions and materials, which were approved by Monterey County, California for inclusion on local election ballots, were unlawful under the language requirements of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. The Initiative Cases A group of citizens in Monterey County (the “County”) circulated an initiative petition (the “Initiative”) which, if passed, would have presented for voter consideration an amendment of certain zoning and land devel…
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United States v. County of Riverside

2:10-cv-01059 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2010

Closed Date: April 9, 2013

This is a case about the protection of voting rights of Spanish-speakers in Riverside County, California, who had limited English proficiency. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this action against Riverside County in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on February 10, 2010. The government alleged violations of Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act because the county had not provided the necessary Spanish language information regarding registration, b…