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Brown v. Snyder

11-685-CZ | Michigan state trial court

Filed Date: June 22, 2011

Closed Date: 2012

On June 22, 2011, 34 named plaintiffs, all residents of the State of Michigan, filed suit in Ingham County Circuit Court against Governor Rick Synder and Andrew Dillon in his capacity as Treasurer of the State of Michigan. The complaint alleges that the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, which allows for the appointment of emergency city and school board managers, violates the plaintiffs’ right to an elected republican form of government under the Constitution of th…
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In re State of Texas

20-0394 | Texas state supreme court

Filed Date: May 13, 2020

Closed Date: May 27, 2020

This case concerned access to voting by mail for voters who were otherwise healthy but worried about their risk of exposure to COVID-19 from voting in-person. On May 13, 2020, the State of Texas filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to the Supreme Court of Texas. Respondents were elections administrators and county clerks who publicly stated their intention to allow individuals to register to vote by mail based only on the possibility of catching COVID-19. This course of action began when sev…
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Mooneyhan v. Husted

3:12-cv-00379 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Nov. 6, 2012

Closed Date: June 11, 2013

  NDRN: On November 6, 2012, Disability Rights Ohio filed a complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on behalf of plaintiff in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.  The complaint alleged that the Director of the Darke County Board of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State had unlawfully discriminated against the plaintiff by refusing to grant reasonable accommodations to policies and procedures that would allow her to vote in the General Election. …
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Gohmert v. Pence

6:20-cv-00660 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 27, 2020

Closed Date: Jan. 1, 2021

On December 27, 2020, the U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Texas, along with multiple Republican U.S. Representatives from Arizona, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against then-vice president, Mike Pence. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought expedited declaratory and emergency injunctive relief, alleging that two parts of the U.S. Constitution, the Electors Clause and Twelfth Amendment, were violated.  The plaintiffs ar…
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Brown v. Bowen

2:12-cv-05547 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 26, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 9, 2012

This is a case about the legality of California's "top two" system for state and congressional office whereby all candidates for a particular office appear on the same primary ballot and only the top two, regardless of party affiliation, participate in the general election. On June 26, 2012, Plaintiff, an African American voter and lifelong member of the Democratic party, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California after two Republican party candidates w…
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Luper v. Municipality of Anchorage

3:03-cv-00079 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: April 10, 2003

Closed Date: June 20, 2003

This case involved allegations that the city of Anchorage, Alaska, submitted a ballot initiative to voters ("Proposition 2"), which would amend the Municipal Charter to change local voting rules, without first obtaining approval from the US Attorney General as required under the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c.  Specifically, Proposition 2 lowered the threshold of votes required for mayoral candidates to win the popular vote from 50% to 45%. Proposition 2 also stated that, if passed by the…
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One Wisconsin Institute v. Nichol

3:15-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 29, 2015

Closed Date: Jan. 13, 2023

This is a lawsuit regarding a set of changes in Wisconsin's voter registration and election laws. On May 29, 2015, the advocacy groups of One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund, as well as individual voters, filed suit in the United States Western District Court of Wisconsin, represented by Perkins Coie. The defendants in this case are members of the Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (“GAB”), a state governmental entity that oversees Wisconsin’s campaig…
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Winstead v. Stodola

4:07-cv-00682 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2007

Closed Date: Aug. 24, 2009

This case challenged Ordinance Number 19,7615 that increased the Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas’ power, including but not limited to an increased salary, veto power, and the ability to hire and fire the City Attorney and City Manager.  On August 9, 2007, five citizens of Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas filed a lawsuit simultaneously with a motion and integrated brief that sought immediate injunctive relief pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) in the United …
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Rice v. Williams

6:06-cv-00341 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 3, 2006

Closed Date: July 17, 2007

This case concerns the legality of The Board of Supervisors of Panola County Freshwater Supply District No. 1 elections. On March 2, 2006, two residents and potential candidates for the Board of Supervisors of Panola County Freshwater Supply District No. 1, filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Travis County, Texas, against the Board of Supervisors of Panola County Freshwater Supply District No. 1; the Texas Secretary of State; the members of The Board of Supervisors of Panola County Freshwa…
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United States of America v. Town of Lake Park, Flor

9:09-cv-80507 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: April 1, 2009

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2009

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