Court Cases
Democracy
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Determining which American citizens are able to exercise their right to vote and which Americans are not, the Indiana voter ID case is the most important voting rights case since Bush v. Gore.
– 04/28/08
FOIA Request to EAC Re: Commissioned Reports
In 2006 and 2007, the Brennan Center filed a FOIA request with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to obtain documents pertaining to commissioned reports on voter fraud and voter intimidation and on voter ID.
– 03/14/08
Project Vote v. Blackwell
A case challenging restrictions on third party voter registration drives.
– 02/11/08
Lopez Torres v. NYS Board of Elections
U.S. Judge Overturns New York State Judicial Election Process in Brennan Center Lawsuit
– 01/16/08
Madison v. Washington
This case challenges a Washington State law preventing people with felony convictions who cannot pay their legal financial obligations from regaining their right to vote.
– 07/26/07
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
This case concerns an effort to obtain an exemption from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 for radio ads aired by Wisconsin Right to Life during the 2004 election campaign of Senator Russ Feingold.
– 06/25/07
Gooden v. Worley
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in support of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit to compel the Secretary of State to register eligible Alabama voters.
– 06/01/07
Sole v. Wyner
– 04/03/07