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Purcell is not a legal principle. It’s a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
Purcell is not a legal principle. It’s a double standard
At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
Florida Republicans urge court to greenlight gerrymander — and nix constitution’s gerrymandering ban
Florida Republicans urged the state's highest court to invalidate the state’s voter-approved ban on partisan redistricting and clear the way for the GOP's gerrymandered congressional map this year.
DOJ appeals Maine and Wisconsin voter roll losses, taking every defeat to appellate courts
The Justice Department appealed federal court losses in Maine and Wisconsin Friday, ensuring that every major defeat in its nationwide campaign to obtain state voter registration data is now in or headed to a federal appeals…
Trump admin approves plan to check voters’ citizenship using federal databases
The Trump administration has approved a plan to create a federal voter citizenship verification system for state voter rolls.
