Voting Rights Advocates Win Motion To Expedite Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Case Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Elections in Texas During a Pandemic. Posted on September 21, 2020 (September 21, 2020) Election Protection Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and an individual Texas voter won a motion to expedite their appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case challenging unsafe and unequal elections in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Free Speech For People, the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &Read More
Statement on NAACP v. Boockvar Ruling, Judge Denies NAACP’s Request for Equal and Safe Voting Procedures during a Pandemic Posted on September 11, 2020 (September 21, 2020) Election Protection “We’re deeply disappointed in the judge’s decision. We’re exploring all options—including an immediate appeal to the state supreme court.” — Rev. Kenneth L. Huston, President of the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. (Harrisburg) Ruling from the bench on Wednesday, September 9th after a two-day hearing, Judge Kevin Brobson of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania stated thatRead More
Voting Rights Advocates File Brief Supporting Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Block Use of Unsafe and Insecure Electronic Voting Machines In North Carolina Posted on August 5, 2020 (August 6, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People, Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights, and pro bono law firm Sheppard Mullin, on behalf of plaintiffs North Carolina NAACP and several individual voters, are seeking a preliminary injunction to enjoin the use of the insecure, unreliable, unsafe, and unverifiable ExpressVote voting machine in North Carolina. On Tuesday, the plaintiffs submitted aRead More
FSFP Lawsuit Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Election Practices in Texas Featured In Texas Tribune Posted on July 24, 2020 Election Protection The Texas Tribune recently covered Free Speech For People’s lawsuit challenging unsafe and unequal election practices in Texas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and individual Texas voters seeking to ensure that Texas in-person voters will be able to cast their votes safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “InRead More
Voting Rights Advocates Ask Court to Block Use of Unsafe and Insecure Electronic Voting Machines In North Carolina Posted on July 22, 2020 (July 22, 2020) Election Protection “Democracy itself is at risk,” Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed on behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP cites insecurity and health risk of touch screen voting machines during a pandemic. Raleigh, NC (July 22, 2020) – Today, voting rights advocates filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Wake County Superior CourtRead More
Trump Campaign and Republican National Committee Seek to Intervene in Pennsylvania Case Challenging Unsafe and Unequal State Election Rules During a Pandemic Posted on July 21, 2020 (July 22, 2020) Election Protection Voting Rights Advocates Filed Lawsuit in June on Behalf of the Pennsylvania NAACP – Pennsylvania NAACP Will Oppose the Intervention Motion HARRISBURG, PA (July 21, 2020) — President Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a motion yesterday to intervene in a case challenging a broad range of Pennsylvania election practices asRead More
The NAACP’s North Carolina lawsuit, explained: Why the ExpressVote XL must be replaced with hand-marked paper ballots. Posted on April 24, 2020 (June 2, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People’s Courtney Hostetler recently joined Brad Friedman of The Bradcast to outline the NAACP’s new lawsuit in North Carolina over the ES&S ExpressVote touch screen voting system. Free Speech For People is co-counsel in this case representing the North Carolina NAACP and several North Carolina voters, which was filed in Wake CountyRead More