by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
On June 8, 2012, the Lawyers’ Committee along with the ACLU and the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP filed suit in federal court in Florida against the Florida Secretary of State, Ken Detzner, regarding Florida’s implementation of new voter...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
On October 30, 2010, three days before the November 2010 general election, the Lawyers’ Committee, with the assistance of the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, filed a brief as amicus curiae in Minnesota Majority v. Mansky, No. 0:10-cv-4401 (D. Minn.), to...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
On October 9, 2008, the Lawyers’ Committee, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational fund filed suit in federal court in Georgia, against the Georgia Secretary of State, to halt use of a new voter-registration...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), most commonly known for its “motor voter” component, requires that states offer voter registration at public assistance offices, as well as at motor vehicle offices. In enacting the NVRA, Congress expressly...
by Devon Sullivan | Jun 24, 2015
On June 11, 2012, the Lawyers’ Committee, together with pro bono counsel Dechert LLP and Woodburn & Wedge and other litigation partners, filed suit in federal court to remedy the failure of Nevada state officials to provide voter registration services at...
