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In Case with 2024 Presidential Election Implications, Georgia Judge Blocks Controversial State Election Board Rules for Hand Counting & Certification

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

In two cases with national implications, a Fulton County Superior Court Judge temporarily blocked implementation of new Georgia Election Board rules which appeared designed to delay the certification of the 2024 Presidential election.

In Landmark Ruling, Alaska Supreme Court Rules that Gerrymandering is Unconstitutional

April 23, 2023May 4, 2023

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday, April 21st that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, invalidating the 2022 maps drawn from a redistricting commission which had strayed from its constitutional intent to be nonpartisan.

American Democracy Minute for June 1, 2022: Undated Mail-In Ballots Case Impacts PA U.S. Senate Race

May 31, 2022December 28, 2023

We reported last week about a federal appeals court decision in a Pennsylvania county election that could have national implications. It’s now impacting the recount of that state’s U.S. Senate race, and could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

American Democracy Minute for May 23, 2022

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

An interesting pro-voter court ruling in Pennsylvania in a case brought by the ACLU could have national implications and help thousands have their vote counted.