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Decision in League of Women Voters v. Rokita

September 17 (1:54 PM)

The Indiana Court of Appeals has issued an opinion (9/17) reversing the trial court's dismissal of the League of Women Voters amended complaint for declaratory judgment, which sought a judicial declaration that Indiana's Voter ID law violates the Indiana constitution.  The court of appeals further remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to enter an order declaring the Voter ID law void. [See EL@M case page for additional information, along with local reactions from the Indianapolis Star.]

News on the Oral Argument for Citizens United

September 4 (3:25 PM)

The oral arguments for the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission are set for Wednesday, September 9, and information on the hearing has been leaked thanks to the SCOTUS blog.  This will be the first hearing for Justice Sotomayor, with plans to provide the audio of the argument shortly after the hearing.  For more discussion on this case, see Edward B. Foley's comment "Citizens United, Stare Decisis and Democracy."

MN Supreme Court Rules in Coleman v. Franken

June 30 (2:20 PM)

The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued an opinion (6/30) affirming the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled to receive the certificate of election as U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota [See EL@M case page for additional information].

Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Northwest Austin Case

June 23 (8:59 AM)

On Monday (6/22), the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Gonzales, reversing and remanding the case to the District Court [See EL@M case page for additional information].

DOJ Issues a Finding on Georgia Program

June 3 (10:26 AM)

On Monday (6/1), the Department of Justice rejected Georgia's voter verification program, which included the use of Social Security numbers and driver's license data to determine citizenship (See the AP story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution for more details).  The Georgia Secretary of State has also issued a press release commenting on the decision.

New Lawsuit in Minnesota

May 29 (12:39 PM)

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is being sued over the voter registration records in the state.  The petitioners in the suit, the group Minnesota Majority, several Republican legislators and others are alleging voting discrepancies in the 2008 election.  The petition, filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday (5/28), claims that updates to Minnesota's registration system are insufficient and that the 2008 vote totals exceed voters in the system by 406,000.  [See EL@M case page for additional information].

Coleman Files Reply Brief

May 15 (3:21 PM)

The Appellants have now filed the Reply Brief (5/15) with the Minnesota Supreme Court.

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