Archived Cases Arranged by Topic
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Arrange Archived Cases by: Case Name | State | Primary Topic | Date Filed
This is a list of past election law litigation cases that Election Law @ Moritz monitored.
- Meehan v. Philadelphia Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - Ohio Republican Party et al v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Early Voting, Voter Registration - Peterson v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Absentee Ballots, Recount Resources, MN Senate race 2008 - Project Vote v. Madison County Board of Elections
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration - Ray v. Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - Ray v. State of Texas
Texas | Absentee Ballots - Reitz et al v. The Honorable Edward G. Rendell et al
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - Schoettle v. Marion County Board of elections
Indiana | Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration - State ex rel. Myles v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - State ex rel. Stokes v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Early Voting - State ex. rel. Colvin v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots, Voter Registration - State of Ohio ex rel. Doucher v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - United States of America v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al
Pennsylvania | Absentee Ballots - Vanzant v. Brunner
Ohio | Absentee Ballots - Consolidated Minor Party Cases
Ohio | Ballot Access - Daien v. Ysursa
Idaho | Ballot Access - Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Georgia | Ballot Access - Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Lopez Torres v. New York State Board of Elections
New York | Ballot Access, Ballot Access - McKinney v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Moore v. Brunner
Ohio | Ballot Access - Nader et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Ballot Access - Project Vote v. Kelly
Pennsylvania | Ballot Access, Voter Registration - South Carolina Green Party v. South Carolina State Election Commission
South Carolina | Ballot Access - Sullivan v. Scott
Florida | Ballot Access - White v. Reed
Washington | Ballot Design, Voting Technology - American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock
Montana | Campaign Finance - Christian Civic League of Maine v. Federal Elections Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
National | Campaign Finance - EMILY'S List v. Federal Election Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - McComish v. Bennett
Arizona | Campaign Finance - Randall v. Sorrell
Vermont | Campaign Finance - Shays v. Federal Elections Commission; Bush-Cheney '04 v. FEC
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - The Real Truth About Abortion, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission, et al.
National | Campaign Finance - Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission
Washington, D.C. | Campaign Finance - Berg v. Obama
Pennsylvania | Candidate Eligibility - Hollander v. McCain
New Hampshire | Candidate Eligibility - Maksym v. Board of Elections Commissioners of the City of Chicago
Illinois | Candidate Eligibility - Strickland v. Blackwell
Ohio | Candidate Eligibility - Strickland v. Blackwell
Ohio | Candidate Eligibility - Florida Democratic Party v. Detzner
Florida | Early Voting - Alaska Democratic Party v. Fenumiai, et al.
Alaska | Election 2010, Polling Place Challenges - Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Recount Resources - In re Petition Regarding 2010 Gubernatorial Election
Minnesota | Election 2010, Recount Resources - Miller v. Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell, et. al.
Alaska | Election 2010 - Paul v. Jeffrey and Erie County Ohio Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Election Contest - Rudolph, et al., v. Fenumiai
Alaska | Election 2010, Polling Place Challenges - Sarantou v. Lucas County Board of Elections
Ohio | Election 2010, Provisional Ballots - State of Ohio ex rel. John W. Painter and John Williams v. Jennifer L. Brunner, Secretary of the State of Ohio, and the Board of Elections of Hamilton County, Ohio
Ohio | Election 2010, Provisional Ballots - Abramson v. Florida Elections Canvassing Commision
Florida | Election Contest, Recount Resources - In re Mondello
New York | Election Contest - Moss et al. v. Bush et al.
Ohio | Election Contest - O'Farrell v. Landis
Ohio | Election Contest - West v. Walker
Florida | Election Contest - Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. O'Connor
Minnesota | Election Judges - Summit County Republican Party Executive Committee v. Brunner
Ohio | Election Judges - Baker v. Chapman
Alabama | Felon Voting Rights - Farrakhan v. Gregoire
Washington | Felon Voting Rights - Gooden v. Worley
Alabama | Felon Voting Rights - Hayden v. Pataki; Muntaqim v. Coombe
New York | Felon Voting Rights - Janis v. Nelson
South Dakota | Felon Voting Rights - Johnson v. Bush
Florida | Felon Voting Rights - Young v. Hosemann
Mississippi | Felon Voting Rights, Voter Registration - Doe v. Reed
Washington | Freedom of Information - Green Party of Michigan v. Michigan Secretary of State
Michigan | Freedom of Information - Ohio Citizen Action v. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Ohio | Freedom of Information - Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, et al.
Ohio | Freedom of Information - Borders v. King County
Washington | Improper Election Administration - Citizen Center v. Gessler
Colorado | Improper Election Administration, Voting Technology - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Attorney General v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections
Kentucky | Improper Election Administration - In Re: Removal from Office of Members of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections/Bennett v. Brunner
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - League of Women Voters of New Mexico v. Herrera
New Mexico | Improper Election Administration - League of Women Voters v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Marks v. Koch
Colorado | Improper Election Administration, Freedom of Information - Obama for America v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - Ohio Democratic Party v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - State v. Maiden
Ohio | Improper Election Administration - United States of America v. Brown
Mississippi | Improper Election Administration - Garcia v. Fox-Young
New Mexico | Improper Election Communications - Monk v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Improper Election Communications - Bohmann v. City of Minneapolis
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Absentee Ballots - Coleman v. Franken
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Coleman v. Minnesota State Canvassing Board
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Franken for Senate v. Ramsey County
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Franken v. Pawlenty
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Election Contest, Recount Resources - In re: 2008 MN U.S. Senate Election
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots - Shad v. Ritchie
Minnesota | MN Senate race 2008 - Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee
New Jersey | Polling Place Challenges - Spencer v. Blackwell, et al
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - State of Ohio Ex Rel. Matthew Wolf, et al. v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - Summit County Democratic Central and Executive Committee, et al v. Blackwell, et al
Ohio | Polling Place Challenges - Florida Democratic Party v. Cobb
Florida | Polling Place Notices - Constitutional Party of Ohio v. Delaware Cty Bd of Elections
Ohio | Polling Place Observers - Fairfax County Democratic Party v. Board of Elections
Virginia | Polling Place Observers - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Observers - ABC, Inc. v. Heller
Nevada | Polling Place Press Access - American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Polling Place Press Access - Beacon Journal Publishing Company, Inc. and Charlene Nevada v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections
Ohio | Polling Place Press Access - CBS Broadcasting v. Cobb
Florida | Polling Place Press Access - DiMaio v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Primary Election Dates, Selection of Presidential Electors - Nelson v. Dean
Florida | Primary Election Dates - AFL-CIO v. Hood
Florida | Provisional Ballots - Bay County Democratic Party v. Land
Michigan | Provisional Ballots - Colorado Common Cause v. Donetta Davidson
Colorado | Provisional Ballots, Voter ID - Florida Democratic Party v. Hood
Florida | Provisional Ballots - Hawkins v. Blunt
Missouri | Provisional Ballots - Kilroy v. Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - League of Women Voters of Ohio, et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots, Voter ID - Niehaus and Blessing v. Husted
Ohio | Provisional Ballots, Improper Election Administration - Odle v. Murray
Arizona | Provisional Ballots - Sandusky County Democratic Party v. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Sarah White v. J. Kenneth Blackwell and the Board of Elections of Lucas County, Ohio
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Schering v. Blackwell
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - State ex rel. Skaggs v. Brunner
Ohio | Provisional Ballots - Texas Democratic Party v. Vasquez
Texas | Provisional Ballots - Washington State Democratic Central Committee v. King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division
Washington | Provisional Ballots - Anita Rios v. Blackwell
Ohio | Recount Resources - Coleman v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, MN Senate race 2008 - Franken v. Olmsted County
Minnesota | Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, MN Senate race 2008 - In the Matter of Philip Ragusa
New York | Recount Resources - Arizona Minority Coalition for Redistricting v. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Arizona | Redistricting - Gustafson v. Johns
Alabama | Redistricting - Kidd v. Cox
Georgia | Redistricting - Lance v. Dennis
Colorado | Redistricting - League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
Texas | Redistricting - League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn
Illinois | Redistricting - League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn
Illinois | Redistricting - Smith v. Aichele
Pennsylvania | Redistricting - State ex rel Voters First v. The Ohio Ballot Board
Ohio | Redistricting - Ward v. Kasich
Ohio | Redistricting - Wilson v. Kasich
Ohio | Redistricting - Chesnut v. Democratic Party of Nevada
Nevada | Selection of Presidential Electors - Geller v. Democratic National Committee
Florida | Selection of Presidential Electors - Hayes v. Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan | Selection of Presidential Electors - Jason Napolitano v. Donetta Davidson
Colorado | Selection of Presidential Electors - LULAC of Texas v. State of Texas
Texas | Selection of Presidential Electors, Vote Dillution - McCorvey v. Browning
Florida | Selection of Presidential Electors - Grebner v. Michigan
Michigan | State Voter Registration Databases - State ex rel. Mahal v. Brunner
Ohio | State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Registration - U.S. v. Florida, Detzner
Florida | State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Fraud, Voter Eligibility - United States v. Alabama
Alabama | State Voter Registration Databases - United States of America v. City of Euclid, Ohio
Ohio | Vote Dillution - Florida Department of State v. Homeland Security
Florida | Voter Eligibility, Voter Fraud, State Voter Registration Databases - Miller et al v. Blackwell et al
Ohio | Voter Eligibility - Democratic Party of New Mexico v. Republican Party of New Mexico
New Mexico | Voter Fraud - ACLU of New Mexico v. Chavez
New Mexico | Voter ID - American Civil Liberties of Minnesota et al. v. Mary Kiffmeyer
Minnesota | Voter ID - Boustani v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter ID - Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Indiana | Voter ID - Democratic Party of Georgia v. Perdue
Georgia | Voter ID - Florida State Conference of the NAACP v. Browning
Florida | Voter ID - In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 PA 71
Michigan | Voter ID - Jackson County v. State of Missouri; Weinschenk v. State of Missouri
Missouri | Voter ID - Lake v. Perdue
Georgia | Voter ID - League of Women Voters v. Rokita
Indiana | Voter ID - NAACP v. Billups
Georgia | Voter ID - NAACP v. Carnahan
Missouri | Voter ID - AAPD v. Herrara
New Mexico | Voter Registration - ACORN v. Cox
Georgia | Voter Registration - ACORN v. Dickerson
Maryland | Voter Registration - ACORN v. Scott
Missouri | Voter Registration - Brown v. Rokita
Indiana | Voter Registration - Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections, et al. v. Vu
Ohio | Voter Registration - Common Cause v. Coffman
Colorado | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Curley v. Lake County Board of Elections
Indiana | Voter Registration, Early Voting - Diaz v. Hood
Florida | Voter Registration - Florida v. US
Florida | Voter Registration, Early Voting - Green v. Doe
Florida | Voter Registration - Hamilton v. Ashland County Board of Elections
Ohio | Voter Registration, Absentee Ballots - Harkless v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning
Florida | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Cobb
Florida | Voter Registration - League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner
Florida | Voter Registration - Lucas County Democratic Party et al v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - Maletski v. Macomb County Republican Party
Michigan | Voter Registration, Voter Eligibility - Minnesota Majority v. Ritchie
Minnesota | Voter Registration - Montana Democratic Party v. Eaton
Montana | Voter Registration - Morales v. Handel
Georgia | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases, Voting Rights Act - Moyer v. Cortes
Pennsylvania | Voter Registration, Voter Fraud - NAACP v. Murphy
Indiana | Voter Registration - Project Vote v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voter Registration - Rhode Island ACLU v. Board of Elections
Rhode Island | Voter Registration - Segue v. Louisiana
Louisiana | Voter Registration - Service Employees International Union, Local #3, et al v. Municipalities of Monroeville and Lebanon
Pennsylvania | Voter Registration - USSAF v. Land
Michigan | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Valdez v. Herrera
New Mexico | Voter Registration - Van Hollen v. Government Accountability Board
Wisconsin | Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases - Washington Association of Churches v. Reed
Washington | Voter Registration - Virginia NAACP v. Kaine
Virginia | Voter Turnout, Improper Election Administration - Georgia v. Holder
National | Voting Rights Act - LaRoque v. Holder/Nix v. Holder
National | Voting Rights Act - McCain-Palin 2008 v. Cunningham
Virginia | Voting Rights Act - NAACP New York State Conference v. New York State Board of Elections
New York | Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology - Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Gonzales
Texas | Voting Rights Act - Powell v. Alabama
Alabama | Voting Rights Act - Texas Democratic Party v. Dallas County
Texas | Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology, Recount Resources - United States v. New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
Pennsylvania | Voting Rights Act - ACLU of Ohio v. Brunner
Ohio | Voting Technology - Berger v. Barbour
Mississippi | Voting Technology, Ballot Access - Callen v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - Conservative Party of New York State, et al., v. New York State Board of Elections, et al.
New York | Voting Technology, Vote Dillution - Fedder v. Gallagher
Florida | Voting Technology - Fitrakis v. Husted (federal court)
Ohio | Voting Technology - Fitrakis v. Husted (state court)
Ohio | Voting Technology - Jennings v. Elections Canvassing Committee of Florida/Jennings v. Dent
Florida | Voting Technology - NAACP-SCP v. Cortes
Pennsylvania | Voting Technology - Ohio Democratic Party v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - Premier Election Systems v. Cuyahoga County
Ohio | Voting Technology - San Diego County v. Bowen
California | Voting Technology - San Francisco v. Election Systems & Software Inc.
California | Voting Technology - Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections v. Browning
Florida | Voting Technology - Stewart v. Blackwell
Ohio | Voting Technology - Taylor v. Onorato
Pennsylvania | Voting Technology - Texas Democratic Party v. Williams
Texas | Voting Technology - Union County Board of Elections v. Brunner
Ohio | Voting Technology - United States of America v. New York Board of Elections
New York | Voting Technology - USA v. Election Systems and Software, Inc.
National | Voting Technology - Wexler, et al v. Lepore, et al
Florida | Voting Technology - Zirkle v. Henry
New Jersey | Voting Technology


Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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