Court Cases
Ballot Access
Conservative Party of New York State and Working Families Party v. New York State Board of Elections
The Conservative Party and the Working Families party -- represented by the Brennan Center for Justice and the law firm of Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady -- filed a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory New York State policy for counting political party votes under a procedure known as "double voting."
– 09/15/10
Molinari v. Powers
In 2000, the Center and Emery Cuti Brinckerhoff & Abady successfully represented Senator John McCain and his New York supporters in challenging ballot access laws for the New York Republican presidential primary. The ruling guaranteed the first fair Republican presidential primary in New York’s history.
Nader Ballot Access Cases
The Center represented Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader in lawsuits in Idaho, Illinois, North Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia seeking to place Nader on the November 2000 presidential ballot. The Center argued that ballot access rules in those states have placed an unconstitutional and unfair burden on the candidate.
Green Party of New York State v. New York State Board of Elections
The Center represented the Green Party in its fight to protect the right of voters to register with the Party on voter registration forms and to prevent the state and county Boards of Elections from stripping more than 30,000 New York State citizens of their identity as Green Party members on registered voter lists.