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Litigation

Rudolph, et al., v. Fenumiai

Case Information

Date Filed: November 1, 2010
State: Alaska
Issues: Election 2010, Polling Place Challenges
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska (Case 3:10-cv-00243)

Issue:

Whether the Alaska Division of Elections is in violation of the Voting Rights Act by providing write in candidate votings lists at polling places without proper clearance from the US Department of Justice.

Status:

Reply to Response to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed 11/1/10.  Three-Judge Panel request filed 11/5/10.  Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Defendants filed 11/22/10.  Order Dismissing Case entered 11/23/10.  Amicus Brief Submitted by American Unity Legal Defense Fund filed 11/23/10.

District Court Documents

Commentary

Edward B. Foley

Gerrymandering as Viewpoint Discrimination: A "Functional Equivalence" Test

Edward B. Foley

A First Amendment test for identifying when a map is functionally equivalent to a facially discriminatory statute.

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In the News

Daniel P. Tokaji

This is why US election ballots routinely go missing

Professor Dan Tokaji was quoted in USA Today about the prevalence of missing election ballots.

 

"Most of the time, it just goes unreported because it doesn't affect the result," Tokaji said. 


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Info & Analysis

Supreme Court Finds Partisan Gerrymandering Claims to be Non-Justiciable Political Questions

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on Thursday determining that claims of partisan gerrymandering are political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts. The opinion resolved disputes originating in North Carolina and Maryland, in the cases of Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek.

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