Court Cases
Democracy
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White
– 08/02/05
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform et al. v. Illinois Coalition for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity
The Center is representing plaintiffs in two administrative proceedings arising from the 2004 Illinois Supreme Court elections.
– 02/09/05
Anderson v. Spear
A month after the Supreme Court’s decision in McConnell v. FEC, the Sixth Circuit seemed to ignore McConnell in striking down many provisions of Kentucky campaign finance law.
– 11/01/04
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Blackwell
The Center filed suit on behalf of Ohio voters to stop Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell from proceeding with the State’s plan for handling provisional ballots in the upcoming November 2 election.
Albuquerque v. Homans
This case involved a challenge to mandatory spending limits for mayor and city council in the City of Albuquerque.
– 10/25/04
ACORN v. Bysiewicz
– 09/28/04
Vieth v. Jubelirer
This case arose from a partisan gerrymander of Pennsylvania’s 19 Congressional districts following the 2000 census.
– 04/28/04
Majors v. Abell
Majors v. Abell was a challenge to Indiana’s “disclaimer” law that requires any advertisement expressly endorsing or opposing a candidate for office to explicitly disclose its funders.
– 03/15/04