Voting Section Cases
Disability Rights Louisiana v. Landry
On October 28, 2024, in Disability Rights Louisiana v. Landry (M.D. La.), the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
United States v. Commonwealth of Virginia
On October 11, 2024, in United States v. Commonwealth of Virginia (E.D. Va. 2024), the Department filed a complaint under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act.
United States v. State of Alabama
On September 27, 2024, in United States v. State of Alabama (N.D. Ala.), the Department filed a complaint under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act alleging that Alabama‘s recently enacted program to systematically remove registered voters from the State’s voter rolls violated the NVRA’s Quiet Period Provision, which bars such efforts during the 90-day period before federal primary and general elections. On October 16, 2024, the court entered a preliminary injunction ordering the State of Alabama to cease that removal program until after the November 2024 federal general election.
United States v. Town of Thornapple, WI
On September 20, 2024, in United States v. Town of Thornapple, WI (W.D. Wis.) the Department filed a complaint under Section 301 of the Help America Vote Act as well as a proposed consent decree. The Department also filed a brief in support of its motion for preliminary injunction.
League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer
On July 25, 2024, in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer (D.N.H.), the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act.
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
On June 17, 2024, in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose (N.D. Ohio), the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama Conference of the NAACP v. Marshall
On June 10, 2024, in Alabama Conference of the NAACP v. Marshall, (N.D. Ala.), the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
United States v. City of Pawtucket
On May 23, 2024, in United States v. City of Pawtucket (D. R.I.) the Department filed a complaint under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act and Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act as well as a proposed consent decree. On July 30, 2024, the three-judge court signed the parties' consent decree.
Aquino v. Hazleton Area School District
On May 1, 2024, in Aquino v. Hazleton Area School District, (M.D. Pa.), the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Vote.org v. Georgia State Election Board
On April 18, 2024, in Vote.org v. Georgia State Election Board (N.D. Ga.), the Department filed a statement of interest concerning the Civil Rights Act.