Court Activity

ACRU Files Amicus Brief in Alabama Voter ID Case

4/10: The ACRU filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Merrill, arguing that the appeals court should hold that Alabama’s voter-ID law is permitted by the federal Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court to Rule on Free Speech at the Polls

3/2: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on Minnesota's controversial law restricting "political apparel" at the polls.

Former PA Governor Files Brief Opposed to New Redistricting Map

3/5: Former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh has filed a brief opposed to the court-drawn redistricting map.

PA Supreme Court Redistricting Map Heavily Skewed

3/7: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s map likely fails its own gerrymandering standards, because it skews so heavily democratic. The map submitted by the ACRU had more compact districts and fewer political subdivision splits.

Supreme Court to Decide What You Can Wear to Polls

2/28: What types of expression should be allowed at polling places? The Supreme Court is considering the question.

Supreme Court Debating Minnesota’s Apparel Laws

2/28: The US Supreme Court debates whether a state can ban voters from wearing political pins or apparel.

ACRU Submits Superior Map in PA Redistricting Case

2/20: The has submitted a map to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which by all accounts is superior to all other submitted maps.

No Gerrymandering Here

2/5: ACRU tells the Supreme Court that the district court undermined judicial credibility by imposing a last minute legislative map on North Carolina, using a series of highly novel factual findings and legal theories.