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10 Court Cases
Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

King v. Youngkin

The ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale on the behalf of individual plaintiffs Melvin Wingate, Tati Abu King, and Toni Heath Johnson, as well as Bridging the Gap In Virginia, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision. The case, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.
Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Adkins, et al. v. Virginia Redistricting Commission, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the League of Women Voters of Virginia, and the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a case involving a challenge to House Bill 1255 (2020), a bill which set standards and criteria that the Virginia Redistricting Commission must follow when drawing new legislative districts, including the end of prison gerrymandering.
Court Case
Apr 17, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections

Court Case
Nov 07, 2016
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  • Voting Rights

Walpole v. Showalter

Protecting the Right to Vote
Court Case
Jun 27, 2016
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
Court Case
May 14, 2012
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  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Libertarian Party of Virginia v. Judd

State Residency Requirement for Petition Circulators
Court Case
Jan 10, 2012
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  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Perry v. Judd (amicus)

Ballot Access for Presidential Primary Candidates
Court Case
Dec 15, 2008
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  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. Purdum

Right to Wear Buttons and T-shirts to the Polls-- Criminal Case
Court Case
Dec 10, 2008
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  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Borak v. Rodrigues

Right to Wear Buttons and T-shirts to the Polls
Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
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Court Case
Jun 26, 2023
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

King v. Youngkin

The ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale on the behalf of individual plaintiffs Melvin Wingate, Tati Abu King, and Toni Heath Johnson, as well as Bridging the Gap In Virginia, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision. The case, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
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Court Case
Sep 01, 2021
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Adkins, et al. v. Virginia Redistricting Commission, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia, along with the ACLU, the League of Women Voters of Virginia, and the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a case involving a challenge to House Bill 1255 (2020), a bill which set standards and criteria that the Virginia Redistricting Commission must follow when drawing new legislative districts, including the end of prison gerrymandering.
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Court Case
Apr 17, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 17, 2020
  • Voting Rights

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Board of Elections

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Court Case
Nov 07, 2016
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Court Case
Nov 07, 2016
  • Voting Rights

Walpole v. Showalter

Protecting the Right to Vote
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Court Case
Jun 27, 2016
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Court Case
Jun 27, 2016
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Howell v. McAuliffe

Restoration of voting rights
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Court Case
May 14, 2012
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Court Case
May 14, 2012
  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Libertarian Party of Virginia v. Judd

State Residency Requirement for Petition Circulators
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Court Case
Jan 10, 2012
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Court Case
Jan 10, 2012
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Perry v. Judd (amicus)

Ballot Access for Presidential Primary Candidates
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Court Case
Dec 15, 2008
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Court Case
Dec 15, 2008
  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Commonwealth v. Purdum

Right to Wear Buttons and T-shirts to the Polls-- Criminal Case
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Court Case
Dec 10, 2008
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Court Case
Dec 10, 2008
  • First Amendment Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Borak v. Rodrigues

Right to Wear Buttons and T-shirts to the Polls
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