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Elections-Constitutional Amendment Referendum-Summary Statement
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s adverse judgment on their action seeking to enjoin placement of a legislative referred constitutional amendment on a ballot referendum, arguing that the referral violated the […]
Elections-Congressional District Map-Constitutionality
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s judgment upholding the legislature’s new Congressional district map as constitutional. Plaintiffs argued that the map violated the constitution’s compactness, contiguity, and equal population requirements. Where […]
Elections-Congressional District Map-Suspension by Referendum
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s judgment, which ruled that the legislature’s bill adopting a new Congressional district map was not automatically suspended upon the filing of a referendum seeking voter […]
Elections: Congressional Redistricting-Sufficiency of Referendum Summary
Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s judgment on their lawsuit to challenge the fairness and sufficiency of the Secretary of State’s summary statement for plaintiffs’ referendum petition. The petition sought to […]
Elections-Initiative Petition-Sufficiency of Summary Statement
Defendant appealed the trial court’s determination that his certified summary statement for an initiative petition was insufficient and improper and the trial court’s refusal to certify a revised statement in favor of certifying an […]
Elections-Voter Registration-Conduct vs. Speech
The state appealed the trial court’s judgment striking down two voter registration laws as unconstitutional. The provisions prohibited compensation for soliciting voter registration applications, required registration of solicitors of application, required solicitors to be registered Missouri voters and […]
Elections-Voter ID Laws-Standing
Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their complaint challenging the constitutionality of voter ID laws. Plaintiffs alleged that the challenged laws unconstitutionally burdened the right to vote and violated equal protection. Following a […]
Elections-Voter Registration-“Wet” Signature-Civil Rights Act of 1964
Defendants appealed the district court’s issuance of a preliminary injunction against a rule issued by defendants, the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners. The rule required voter registration applications to have a […]
Elections-Prohibition on “Deep Fake” Technology-Injunctive Relief-Unreasonable Delay
Plaintiffs appealed the district court’s denial of their request to enjoin enforcement of a Minnesota statute regulating the use of “deep fake” technology to influence elections. The district court determined […]
Elections: Ballot Initiative Summary Statement-Intervention
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment approving the Secretary of State’s revised version of the summary statement for a ballot initiative. Where the summary statement misconstrued the legal and probable […]
Elections: Ballot Initiative Summary Statement-Intervention
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s grant of respondent’s motion to intervene, arguing that she failed to show a sufficient interest in his complaint regarding the summary statement for a proposed […]
Elections: Prospective Presidential Electors-Independent Candidate-Dismissal
Plaintiffs, five prospective presidential electors for independent candidate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, appealed the district court’s dismissal of their complaint. Where the court found no basis for reversal, it affirmed the […]
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