Voting Rights

Litigation focused on the balance between ballot access and electoral integrity.

1. Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. DefendantsJon HustedPlaintiffsA. Philip Randolph InstituteLarry HarmonNortheast Ohio Coalition for the HomelessDefense AttorneysEric E. MurphyPlaintiff AttorneysPaul M. SmithJudgesSamuel AlitoInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Voting Rights;Supreme Court;Voter Suppression;Election Law

1. North Carolina v. Covington

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 5, 2017)
3. DefendantsState of North CarolinaPlaintiffsSandra Little CovingtonInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
4. Case Tags: Racial Gerrymandering;Voting Rights;Supreme Court;Special Elections

1. Rucho v. Common Cause

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 27, 2019)
3. DefendantsRobert A. RuchoPlaintiffsCommon CauseNorth Carolina Democratic PartyDefense AttorneysPaul D. ClementPlaintiff AttorneysEmmet J. BondurantJudgesJohn G. Roberts, Jr.Elena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
4. Case Tags: Partisan Gerrymandering;U.S. Supreme Court;Political Question Doctrine;Voting Rights

1. Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 23, 2024)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Taiwan Scott]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Thomas C. Alexander]]><![CDATA[South Carolina State Election Commission]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP]]><![CDATA[Taiwan Scott]]>Judges<![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts Jr.]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[South Carolina General Assembly]]><![CDATA[South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP]]>
4. Case Tags: Racial Gerrymandering;Voting Rights;U.S. Supreme Court;Election Law

1. Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 14, 2026)
3. Original Case: Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections
4. Defendants<![CDATA[Illinois Board of Elections]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Bost]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Illinois Board of Elections]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]]>
5. Case Tags: Election Law;Voting Rights;Constitutional Law;Illinois Elections

1. Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 23, 2022)
3. DefendantsPhilip E. BergerTimothy K. MoorePlaintiffsNorth Carolina State Conference of the NAACPDefense AttorneysDavid H. ThompsonPlaintiff AttorneysAllison RiggsJudgesNeil GorsuchJohn G. RobertsInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesNorth Carolina General Assembly
4. Case Tags: Election Law;Intervention;Separation of Powers;Voting Rights