Actions & Cases
Explore our cases and actions, including relevant court documents.
Western Native Voice v. Jacobsen
ELC is supporting The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund (NARF) in their challenge of two new Montana laws that hinder Native American participation in state elections.
Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
ELC, along with Law Forward, Stafford Rosenbaum, Campaign Legal Center, and Arnold & Porter are representing nineteen Wisconsin voters in a lawsuit challenging gerrymandered state legislative maps in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. These unfair maps have resulted in skewed representation, violating the Wisconsin constitution.
Citizens Project v. City of Colorado Springs
The ELC is representing Plaintiffs Citizens Project, Colorado Latinos Vote, the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, and the Black/Latino Leadership Coalition in a lawsuit challenging the timing of off-cycle municipal elections in the City of Colorado Springs. The City’s unusual practice of holding non-November elections disproportionately impacts Hispanic and Black residents and violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP v. City of Jacksonville
The Jacksonville City Council unconstitutionally packed four City Council districts and two School Board districts with Black voters, and stripped Black voters out of adjacent districts, diminishing Black political influence in the City.
Phillips v. Census Bureau
The Election Law Clinic represents Professor Justin H. Phillips, in an action against the Census Bureau to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request that seeks data needed to evaluate possible bias in the 2020 Census.
Staples v. DeSantis
Following a lawsuit filed by the Election Law Clinic, Governor Ron DeSantis called special elections for three majority-Black legislative districts, to be held in early 2022.
STATUS: Active
UPDATED: October 18, 2021