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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Collins v. Adams
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Kentucky, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Covington & Burling filed a federal lawsuit over Kentucky’s failure to take appropriate action to ensure eligible voters can safely cast a ballot in the November general election given the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Collins v. Adams
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Kentucky, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Covington & Burling filed a federal lawsuit over Kentucky’s failure to take appropriate action to ensure eligible voters can safely cast a ballot in the November general election given the COVID-19 outbreak.
Puerto Rico
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission’s failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Puerto Rico
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission’s failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court Case
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Benson
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Michigan, Arnold & Porter, and Goodman Acker filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2020, challenging Michigan’s requirement that absentee ballots be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Benson
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Michigan, Arnold & Porter, and Goodman Acker filed a lawsuit on May 22, 2020, challenging Michigan’s requirement that absentee ballots be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
Court Case
Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, 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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Aug 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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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Jul 2020
Fighting Voter Suppression
Chambers v. State of North Carolina
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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.