A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio v. LaRose

Last Updated: September 19, 2020 at 10:01 PM

A. Philip Randolph Institute of Ohio v. LaRose

Case Information

Date Filed: August 26, 2020
State: Ohio
Issues: Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration, Voter Supression
Current Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Case 1:20-cv-01908)

Issue:

Whether Ohio Secretary of State LaRose's directive limiting each Ohio county to a single secure drop box for absentee applications and ballots in the 2020 election violates the fundamental right to vote under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Status:

Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 9/4/20. Order Granting Motion to Intervene of Donald J. Trump for President et al filed 9/15/20.

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint

(8/26/20)

Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

(9/4/20)

Answer of Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose

(9/09/20)

Motion to Intervene of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congression Committee

(9/10/20)

Memorandum in Support of Motion to Intervene by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee (9/10/20)

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Intervene of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee

(9/14/20)

Reply of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee in Support of Their Motion to Intervene

(9/15/20)

Opinion and Order

(9/15/20)

Answer of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., The Ohio Republican Party, The Republican National Committee, and The National Republican Congressional Committee

(9/15/20)

Intervenor-Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

(9/16/20)

Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Permanent Injunction

(9/16/20)

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