Supreme Court Term 2023-2024
We鈥檙e breaking down the cases we've asked the court to consider this term.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Sep 2024
Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt
A statewide coalition of nonpartisan community organizations sued Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt and election officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny County state court, demanding an end to the disqualification of mail-in ballots for inconsequential date errors. This practice violates the fundamental right to vote in free and equal elections guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Status: Ongoing
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Michigan
Sep 2024
老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan v. Froman
Michigan requires boards of county canvassers to certify the results of an election within 14 days after the election based on the total number of votes reported from each location. The law doesn't allow them to withhold certification. Kalamazoo Board of County Canvassers member, Robert Froman, has made clear that he would decline to certify the November 2024 election under certain circumstances. This lawsuit asks the state's courts to make clear that Mr. Froman is duty bound to certify the election based on the number of votes reported.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Ohio
Sep 2024
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region et al., v. Ohio Department of Health, et al.
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the law firm WilmerHale, and Fanon Rucker of the Cochran Law Firm, on behalf of Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Preterm-Cleveland, Women鈥檚 Med Group Professional Corporation, Dr. Sharon Liner, and Julia Quinn, MSN, BSN, amended a complaint in an existing lawsuit against a ban on telehealth medication abortion services to bring new claims under the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment, including additional challenges to other laws in Ohio that restrict access to medication abortion in the state.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2024
Callais v. Landry
Whether the congressional map Louisiana adopted to cure a Voting Rights Act violation in Robinson v. Ardoin is itself unlawful as a gerrymander.
Status: Ongoing
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Aug 2024
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Hunt
The 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota intervened as defendants to block an attempt by Minnesota Voters Alliance -- a private plaintiff group -- to challenge a law that restored voting rights to individuals convicted of a felony while they are "not incarcerated for the offense" and "including any period when they are on work release."
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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South Carolina Supreme Court
Jul 2024
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander
This case involves a state constitutional challenge to South Carolina鈥檚 2022 congressional redistricting plan, which legislators admit was drawn to entrench a 6-1 Republican majority in the state鈥檚 federal delegation. Plaintiff the League of Women Voters of South Carolina has asked the state鈥檚 Supreme Court to conclude that the congressional map is an unlawful partisan gerrymander that violates the state constitution.
Status: Ongoing
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Ohio
Jul 2024
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
In Ohio, HB 458 makes it a felony for any person who is not an election official or mail carrier to return an absentee voter's ballot鈥攊ncluding voters with disabilities鈥攗nless the person assisting falls within an unduly narrow list of relatives. We are challenging the law because it violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by making it exceedingly difficult for voters with disabilities to cast their ballots.
Status: Ongoing
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Mississippi
Jul 2024
Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners
Mississippi has a growing Black population, which is already the largest Black population percentage of any state in the country. Yet. Black Mississippians continue to be significantly under-represented in the state legislature, as Mississippi鈥檚 latest districting maps fail to reflect the reality of the state鈥檚 changing demographics. During the 2022 redistricting process, the Mississippi legislature refused to create any new districts where Black voters have a chance to elect their preferred representative. The current district lines therefore dilute the voting power of Black Mississippians and continue to deprive them of political representation that is responsive to their needs and concerns, including severe disparities in education and healthcare.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2024
Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Idaho politicians seeking to disregard a federal statute 鈥 the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 鈥 and put doctors in jail for providing pregnant patients necessary emergency medical care. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on this case on April 24, 2024. The Court鈥檚 ultimate decision will impact access to this essential care across the country.
Status: Ongoing
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Northern California
Oct 2019
Cross v. SFPD
Our Constitution promises all people, regardless of their race, equal protection under the laws. Accordingly, courts have long recognized that the Fourteenth Amendment鈥檚 Equal Protection Clause prohibits selective enforcement of criminal laws based on race. Yet law enforcement officers of the City of San Francisco have repeatedly violated that clause, singling out Black people for enforcement.
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Northern California
Criminal Law Reform
Cross v. SFPD
Our Constitution promises all people, regardless of their race, equal protection under the laws. Accordingly, courts have long recognized that the Fourteenth Amendment鈥檚 Equal Protection Clause prohibits selective enforcement of criminal laws based on race. Yet law enforcement officers of the City of San Francisco have repeatedly violated that clause, singling out Black people for enforcement.
Oct 2019
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Mississippi
Oct 2019
Brown v. Madison County
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Mississippi, the 老澳门开奖结果, and the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the Madison County Sheriff鈥檚 Department to challenge its decades-old policing practices that employ unconstitutional, racially-motivated tactics that target the Black community.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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Mississippi
Criminal Law Reform
Brown v. Madison County
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Mississippi, the 老澳门开奖结果, and the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the Madison County Sheriff鈥檚 Department to challenge its decades-old policing practices that employ unconstitutional, racially-motivated tactics that target the Black community.
Oct 2019
Status: Closed (Settled)
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South Carolina
Oct 2019
Bairefoot v. City of Beaufort et al
In South Carolina鈥檚 municipal courts today, defendants are prosecuted, convicted, and jailed without ever having a lawyer appointed to their case or even being advised of their right to counsel. Hundreds of these defendants who were deprived of counsel鈥攊ncluding Tina Bairefoot, Dae鈥橯uandrea Nelson, and Nathan Fox鈥攈ave been and are incarcerated in local jails and state prisons every year. Cities and towns can decide whether they have municipal courts鈥攖hey are optional鈥攂ut if they decide to have them they must follow the Constitution, which includes the right to counsel.
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South Carolina
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Bairefoot v. City of Beaufort et al
In South Carolina鈥檚 municipal courts today, defendants are prosecuted, convicted, and jailed without ever having a lawyer appointed to their case or even being advised of their right to counsel. Hundreds of these defendants who were deprived of counsel鈥攊ncluding Tina Bairefoot, Dae鈥橯uandrea Nelson, and Nathan Fox鈥攈ave been and are incarcerated in local jails and state prisons every year. Cities and towns can decide whether they have municipal courts鈥攖hey are optional鈥攂ut if they decide to have them they must follow the Constitution, which includes the right to counsel.
Oct 2019
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2019
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org
Whether, under the First Amendment, the government can copyright government materials that lack the force of law.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Free Speech
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org
Whether, under the First Amendment, the government can copyright government materials that lack the force of law.
Oct 2019
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2019
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
Whether the federal courts are precluded from reviewing the lawfulness of the federal government鈥檚 rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (鈥淒ACA鈥) program under the Administrative Procedure Act because the decision is one that is 鈥渃ommitted to agency discretion by law鈥?
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Immigrants' Rights
Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
Whether the federal courts are precluded from reviewing the lawfulness of the federal government鈥檚 rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (鈥淒ACA鈥) program under the Administrative Procedure Act because the decision is one that is 鈥渃ommitted to agency discretion by law鈥?
Oct 2019
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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