Court Activity
Starr DA Investigating Voter Fraud Ahead of March Primaries
1/19: An investigation into voter fraud is ongoing in Starr County, according to 229th District Attorney Omar Escobar.
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Missouri’s Voter ID Law
1/3: A lawsuit alleging that Missouri's new voter identification law was intended to make it harder for poor and minority residents to cast their ballots has been dismissed.
New Complaint Challenges Latest North Dakota Voter ID Law
12/21: Attorneys representing several members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa have filed a new complaint challenging North Dakota’s latest voter ID law.
U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump Voter Fraud Panel
A U.S. appeals court in Washington upheld a lower court's decision to allow President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.
Playing Politics Is Not Unconstitutional
An adverse ruling in the Gill case could usurp the authority of the political branches of government.
Texas AG Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Congressional Redistricting Case
“Lower court’s decision to invalidate parts of the maps it drew and adopted is inexplicable and indefensible."
Challenge to Texas Voter ID Law Should Be Over, Attorney General Argues
State has added exceptions to allow people who have a "reasonable impediment" to still vote.
The Junk Science at the Heart of the Gerrymandering Case
The efficiency gap is an interesting but deeply problematic metric that should not be imposed by the judiciary.
Lawsuit Seeks to Strike Down Nevada’s Recall Election Laws
Claim: The laws violate the Voting Rights Act because minorities have lower turnout rates in recall elections.
Roberts, Kennedy Cast Doubt on Court’s Ability to Resolve Gerrymandering Dispute
Both justices appeared concerned about whether the court had any ability to hear Gill v. Whitford.