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  • La Union Del Pubelo Entero v. Ross

    Numerous Asian-American and Latino groups filed a lawsuit against Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross challenging the Commerce Department’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The plaintiffs argue that the Department’s decision violates the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. This case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

    June 6, 2018
    2020 CENSUS

  • Elster v. City of Seattle

    Elster v. City of Seattle is a suit in Washington State that challenges Seattle's system of public financing for election campaigns.

    June 4, 2018
    Money in Politics
    Public Financing

  • Agre v. Wolf

    A group of Pennsylvania citizens are challenging the state’s 2011 congressional map as a partisan gerrymander violating the Elections Clause and First and Fourteenth Amendments.

    May 29, 2018
    Redistricting

  • United States v. Kolsuz

    In this amicus brief, the Brennan Center urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit not to repeat a lower court's errors in reasoning concerning Fourth Amendment protections for digital data during border searches.

    May 25, 2018
    Liberty & National Security

  • Alabama v. United States Dep’t of Commerce

    The State of Alabama filed a lawsuit against the Commerce Department and Census Bureau, challenging the Bureau’s policy of including all U.S. residents in the Census count used for apportionment. This case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

    May 23, 2018
    2020 CENSUS

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