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Peer v. Lewis

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Elections, Sanctions
In a case arising from a contentious Florida election, a district court's order denying defendant's request for sanctions against three attorneys who...

Cottier v. City of Martin

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
In a Voting Rights Act action claiming that a city ordinance establishing boundaries for three voting wards within the city diluted the votes of...

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce v. City of Long Beach

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action challenging the Long Beach Campaign Reform Act (LBCRA), which prohibited "persons" from making any independent expenditures if they...

City of Cerritos v. Cerritos Taxpayers Ass'n

Administrative Law, Elections, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a city and public agencies under section 860 of the Code of Civ. Proc. to determine the validity of a financing agreement,...

SpeechNow.org v. FEC

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a challenge to the Federal Elections Commission's (FEC) draft advisory opinion concluding that under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA),...

Coffield v. Handel

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff was unconstitutionally denied access to the 2008 general election ballot as an independent candidate to represent...

Monserrate v. N.Y. State Senate

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In an action seeking a preliminary injunction that would have unwound the expulsion of state senator Hiram Monserrate from the New York State Senate,...

Dermer v. Miami-Dade County

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a county ordinance prohibiting any false statement concerning the contents or effect of any petition for initiative,...

Unity08 v. FEC

Administrative Law, Elections, Government Law
In an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge to the Federal Elections Commission's advisory opinion on the question of whether plaintiff would...

Young v. Hosemann

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action claiming that section 241 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi granted plaintiff-felons the right to vote in presidential...