Partner: ACORN

ACORN v. Levy: Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Litigation Document

Memorandum of Law supporting plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. Read more

ACORN v. Levy: Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Injunction

Litigation Document

Proposed order granting plaintiff's preliminary injunction. Read more

Lawsuit Filed to Compel Missouri Public Assistance Agencies to Offer Voter Registration Services

Press Release

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and St. Louis resident Dionne O’Neal have filed a federal lawsuit today charging that the state of Missouri has failed to provide voter registration services to clients of state public assistance agencies, as required by the federal National Voter Registration Act ("NVRA"). Read more

Sign-up of voters lacking, group says: Federal law requires aid agencies to help their clients register

News Item

Colorado human service agencies have been violating federal law because they are failing to help register people to vote, according to a national report released Monday Read more

New Report Examines Colorado’s Compliance with Federal Voting Law

Press Release

A new report by the voting rights organization Project Vote finds that Colorado has been failing to meet the requirement of a federal voting law—the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)—that requires state agencies to offer voter registration services to citizens when they apply for public assistance. Read more

Harkless v. Brunner: Amicus Curiae of the United States

Litigation Document

Amicus Curiae brief submitted by U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division in Harkless v. Brunner, arguing a statewide agency and the state's chief election official are liable for violations of the NVRA. Read more

Project Vote & Demos notify New Mexico of Voting Rights Law Violations

Press Release

New Mexico is failing to meet requirements of a federal voting rights law, according to a letter sent by Project Vote and Dēmos to Secretary of State Mary Hererra on behalf of Project Vote and the New Mexico chapter of the community organization ACORN. Read more

Free Speech Blocked at Bus Stops: ACLU Challenges MTA Ban Against ACORN

Press Release

Calling a Maryland Transit Administration regulation an unconstitutional restriction on First Amendment freedoms, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland today took the MTA to court to get the rule stricken. Read more

ACORN vs. Cox: Defendants’ Opposition to Motion to Reconsider

Litigation Document

Defendant's motion opposing reconsideration of the NVRA ruling in ACORN v. Cox. Read more

ACORN vs. Cox: Plaintiffs’ Motion to Reconsider – NVRA Ruling

Litigation Document

Plaintiff's motion to reconsider ruling that the regulation in question did not violate the NVRA. Read more