Recent Opinion Articles
- Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability
Edward B. Foley, November 5 - Election Commissions and Supreme Courts
Edward B. Foley, October 20 - Line-drawing after Overruling Austin
Edward B. Foley, September 9 - Citizens United, Stare Decisis, and Democracy
Edward B. Foley, July 31 - Impressive Unanimity: the Historical Significance of Coleman v. Franken
Edward B. Foley, June 30
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11/4/08
Breaking News: Federal District Court Grants Motion to Consolidate ORP v. Brunner with NEOCH Case.
This evening, federal district court judge Algenon Marbley has granted Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s motion to consolidate the case of Ohio Republican Party v. Brunner (ORP), filed last month and amended this morning, with the case of Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Blackwell (NEOCH), filed two years ago. In an oral ruling from the bench, Judge Marbley noted that the as yet unresolved claims in each case seek uniformity in the processes for counting ballots, and that the two cases share common claims of vote dilution and violations of the equal protection clause. A written opinion is expected to follow.
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3/31/09
Lake Park faces federal lawsuit over voting discrimination
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the at-large method of electing the town commission of Lake Park - a small Palm Beach County town that is 48 percent black but has never elected a black commission member since it was incorporated in 1923, by the count of federal officials. The town's system dilutes the voting strength of black citizens in violation of the Voting Rights Act, the suit filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami alleges.
Current Litigation
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- LULAC of Texas v. State of Texas (Texas)
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