Court Cases

Learn more about the lawsuits influencing voting rights, redistricting, and elections through our comprehensive case database. Select any case to view a summary of the litigation and any relevant filings.

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Powers Gardner v. Henderson Powers Gardner v. Henderson

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The National Redistricting Foundation filed a motion to intervene in the case Powers Gardner v. Henderson, in the U.S. District Court for the District of…

  • Filed: 02.12.2026
  • Utah
  • Ongoing
  • Redistricting

Gonzales v. Nelson Gonzales v. Nelson

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Plaintiffs supported by the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) initiated a legal challenge against the newly enacted congressional gerrymander in Texas in the U.S. District Court…

  • Filed: 10.25.2021
  • Texas
  • Ongoing
  • Redistricting

Johnson v. Ardoin Johnson v. Ardoin

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The NRF supported a lawsuit filed by African-American voters against the Louisiana Secretary of State, challenging the state’s congressional district map. The lawsuit alleged that…

  • Filed: 10.13.2020
  • Louisiana
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Common Cause v. Lewis Common Cause v. Lewis

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The NRF supported a group of individual voters and organizational plaintiff, Common Cause, in a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit against the state of North Carolina and…

  • Filed: 04.16.2020
  • North Carolina
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Harper v. Lewis Harper v. Lewis

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North Carolina voters supported by the NRF challenged the state’s 2016 congressional map as a partisan gerrymander in violation of the Free Elections, Equal Protection,…

  • Filed: 12.2.2019
  • North Carolina
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Harper v. Hall Harper v. Hall

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The NRF supported North Carolina voters in Harper v. Lewis, challenging the congressional map as a partisan gerrymander in violation of the Free Elections, Equal…

  • Filed: 04.28.2023
  • North Carolina
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Bethune Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections Bethune Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections

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The NRF supported voter plaintiffs in a racial gerrymandering case in Virginia that successfully challenged the Virginia House of Delegates districts drawn in 2011. Though…

  • Filed: 06.18.2019
  • Virginia
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Chestnut v. Merrill Chestnut v. Merrill

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The NRF supported voters in Chestnut v. Merrill, which alleged the state violated Section 2 in 2011 when it moved African American voters from majority-white…

  • Filed: 03.17.2020
  • Alabama
  • Closed
  • Redistricting

Pines v. DeSantis Pines v. DeSantis

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On February 5, 2026, two Florida voters supported by the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) filed suit in the Florida Supreme Court challenging Governor DeSantis’s proclamation…

  • Filed: 2.05.2026
  • Florida
  • Ongoing
  • Census
  • Redistricting

Lewis v. Hughs Lewis v. Hughs

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The NRF supported a group of individual voter-plaintiffs and organizations in a new lawsuit challenging Texas’s absentee voting restrictions that will unjustifiably risk the voting…

  • Filed: 7.05.2022
  • Texas
  • Closed
  • Election Administration