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  • Jackson v. Fair Maps Nevada

    A Nevada voter is appealing a state court order that rewrote the gist of a citizen initiative to create an independent redistricting commission under the state constitution.

  • Merklin v. Largent

    Two Oklahoma voters are challenging the ballot language of a citizen initiative to create an independent redistricting commission in the state.

  • McCormick v. Moore

    Four Oklahoma voters are challenging a citizen initiative to create an independent redistricting commission under the state constitution.

  • Holbrook v. Pennsylvania

    A group of Pennsylvania voters, along with several organizations, filed a lawsuit in state court contending that Pennsylvania’s current state legislative maps are unconstitutional because of unlawful prison gerrymandering.

  • Brennan Center for Justice & Defending Rights and Dissent v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    On February 4, 2020, the Brennan Center and Defending Rights & Dissent (DRAD) filed a federal lawsuit in New York against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for failing to provide information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Brennan Center and DRAD submitted their FOIA request on May 6, 2019, requesting documents relating to the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF).
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • February 26, 2020

  • Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Winfrey

    The League of Women Voters of Michigan and League of Women Voters of Detroit intervened as defendants in a lawsuit in which the Public Interest Legal Foundation alleges that the Detroit City Clerk and Director of Elections have not purged voters aggressively enough. On June 29, 2020, PILF voluntarily asked the court to dismiss the case. On June 30, 2020, the parties stipulated to a dismissal of the case with prejudice.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • February 10, 2020

  • Brennan Center for Justice v. Department of Homeland Security et al.

    On January 16, 2020, the Brennan Center filed a federal lawsuit in New York against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for failing to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 31, 2020

  • Carney v. Adams

    The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court not to strike down provisions in the Delaware Constitution that mandate partisan balance on the state’s most powerful courts.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 27, 2020

  • U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform v. Garland

    The House Oversight and Reform Committee sued Attorney General William P. Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross for refusing to comply with subpoenas the Committee issued as part of its investigation into the Trump Administration’s unsuccessful attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • January 13, 2020

  • Newberry v. Moore

    Two Oklahoma voters are challenging the ballot language of a citizen initiative to create an independent redistricting commission in the state.
    • Court Case
    • Policy Advocacy
    • December 5, 2019