Court Cases
WA
Farrakhan v. Gregoire
The Ninth Circuit held that Washington's criminal disenfranchisement law violates the Voting Rights Act. The decision is the first in the country to find that, due to racial discrimination in the state's criminal justice system, the felony disenfranchisement law results in the denial of the right to vote on account of race.
– 01/05/10
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
King v. King (Amicus Brief)
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief in this case is support of a right to counsel claim by an indigent parent seeking child custody.
– 03/21/07
Washington Association of Churches v. Reed
The Brennan Center has resolved the first lawsuit in the country concerning a new procedure to “match” voter information from one source to another.
– 03/16/07