Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump
On March 25, 2025, in a sweeping and unprecedented Executive Order, President Trump attempted to usurp the power to regulate federal elections from Congress and the States. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Election Assistance Commission—an agency that Congress specifically established to be bipartisan and independent—to require voters to show a passport or other citizenship documentation in order to register to vote in federal elections. If implemented, the Executive Order would threaten the ability of millions of eligible Americans to register and vote and upend the administration of federal elections.
On behalf of leading voter registration organizations and advocacy organizations, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and co-counsel filed a lawsuit to block the Executive Order as an unconstitutional power grab.
Status: Ongoing
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Georgia Supreme Court
Jun 2025
Fighting Voter Suppression
Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and partner organizations intervened in this case to represent the rights of voters and voting-rights organizations in a case challenging a number of rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board. We challenged the rule requiring that the number of votes cast be hand counted at the polling place prior to the tabulation of votes. In a critical victory for Georgia voters, in June 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision permanently blocking the rule requiring hand counting of ballots at polling places before tabulation — a process widely criticized for risking delays, ballot spoliation, and voter disenfranchisement.
Texas
Oct 2024
Fighting Voter Suppression
OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Texas has growing Hispanic and Black populations that helped propel record voter turnout in the November 2020 election. The Texas Legislature responded to this increased civic participation with an omnibus election bill titled Senate Bill 1—SB 1 for short—that targeted election practices that made voting more accessible to traditionally marginalized voters like voters of color, voters with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency. Since 2021, SB 1 has resulted in tens of thousands of lawful votes being rejected, and it remains a threat to democracy in Texas.
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70 Fighting Voter Suppression Cases
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Campaign Legal Center, and law firm Fried Frank filed a federal lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail throughout the 2020 elections.
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Court Case
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Campaign Legal Center, and law firm Fried Frank filed a federal lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s witness/notary requirements for voting by mail throughout the 2020 elections.
Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
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Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Court Case
Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
People First of Alabama v. Merrill
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alabama have joined a lawsuit brought by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program seeking to ensure no eligible Alabama voter is denied the right to vote in the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kansas
Jun 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
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Kansas
Jun 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)
This lawsuit challenges Kansas’ documentary proof-of-citizenship law which requires people, when they register to vote, to show documents to prove their citizenship. It violates the National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and maintain their registrations.
Pennsylvania
May 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and partners filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2020. In that case, a pro-voter purge group is seeking to force three Pennsylvania counties to remove thousands of voters from the rolls before the upcoming election.
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Pennsylvania
May 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and partners filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on May 11, 2020. In that case, a pro-voter purge group is seeking to force three Pennsylvania counties to remove thousands of voters from the rolls before the upcoming election.