Comprehensive guide to Election Law cases, courts, and legal analysis.
In Re: Nom. of Griffith; Apl. of: Peake, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reviewed the nomination of...
State ex rel. Hicks v. Adams Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county board of el...
Ocasio v. Comision Estatal de Elecciones, decided by First Circuit on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit challen...
Hicks for a Better Clermont v. Ohio Election Integrity Comm., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal ...
This case involved a dispute over whether a candidate, Mr. Dunn, was eligible to run for the position of Delaware County Commissioner. Mr. Dunn had previously been convicted of a felony, which, under ...
This case involves a dispute over the Illinois State Board of Elections' (ISBE) decision to remove a candidate, King, from the ballot for the office of State Representative. King had filed nominating ...
This case involves Joaquin Avila, who sued Pamela Bondi, the Attorney General of Florida, alleging that Florida's ballot order statute violates the First Amendment. Avila, a voter, argued that placing...
This case involves a dispute over the validity of nominating petitions for independent candidates for the Clermont County Board of Elections. The petitioners, Hicks and others, sought to have their na...
This case involved a dispute over whether a candidate, Mr. Spencer, had properly withdrawn his candidacy for a position on the Stark County Board of Elections. Mr. Spencer initially filed to run but l...
Brown v. State Officers Electoral Board, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former election judge, sued the State Officers Elec...
This case involves a dispute over whether a county board of elections improperly removed a candidate from the ballot. The candidate, DeGraff, had filed a petition to run for office. However, the Ottaw...
State ex rel. Platt v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county boa...
This case involves a dispute over whether the Illinois Board of Elections improperly denied a candidate's ballot access. The candidate argued that the Board's decision violated their constitutional ri...
This case involved a dispute over whether Illinois election officials improperly removed voters from the state's voter rolls. The plaintiffs, a group of voters, argued that the Illinois Board of Elect...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
This case involves a dispute over the recall of a Washington State Senator, Mark Olsen. The recall effort was initiated by a group of citizens who alleged that Senator Olsen had engaged in misconduct....
This case involves a dispute over Wisconsin's absentee ballot drop box regulations. A group called Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission, arguing that the co...
This case involves a dispute over Wisconsin's absentee ballot drop box regulations. A group called Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission, arguing that the st...
Benda for Common-sense, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. Denise Anderson, Director of Rice ..., decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The p...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought b...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of former President...
Bette Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections, decided by Third Circuit on October 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
Bette Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections, decided by Third Circuit on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
Alliance San Diego v. California Taxpayers Action Network, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court'...
State ex rel. Hicks v. Adams Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 2, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county board of e...
Lori Chavez-DeRemer v. Elmer Miller, decided by Seventh Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary in...
State ex rel. M/I Homes of Cincinnati, L.L.C. v. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court consid...
State ex rel. Nelsonville v. Athens Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a ...
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Thomas Alexander, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The League of Women Voters of South Ca...
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