Dozens of ongoing election lawsuits across the country will test raft of recent voting legislation

New law Law on hold or overturned New law in place, litigation pending New law on hold or overturned, litigation pending Fifteen states will have laws in place this Election Day that have never before been tested in a presidential election. This map shows those states, as well as where litigation over an election law is…

Voting-rights activists, anti-fraud crusaders clash over ID laws as election looms

Wisconsin’s strict voter laws, including voter ID, can remain in effect this November, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, delivering a victory to anti-fraud activists who have watched as the courts have chipped away at measures designed to tighten the rules on who can vote and when. Across the country in Texas, meanwhile, a federal court…