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CCD Wins Emergency Relief Blocking Ohio GOP From Suppressing Voter Choice in Its Own 2026 Primary
On March 20, 2026, led by lead counsel Mark Brown, CCD filed suit on behalf of Samuel Ronan, a candidate for U.S. House seeking to run in Ohio’s May 5, 2026 Republican primary, to challenge the decision of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the Franklin County Board of Elections removing Ronan from the ballot. That same day, Chief Judge Sara D. Morrison of the federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered an order directing the Defendants to place RMar 27
Federal Court Enters Final Judgment Against NC Elections Board Holding Its Failure to Certify New Parties Unconstitutional
On January 23, 2026, District Judge Terrence W. Boyle entered a final judgment in Ortiz v. North Carolina State Board of Elections , No. 5:24-cv-00420 (E.D.N.C.), holding unconstitutional the Board’s failure to certify the Justice for All Party (“JFA”) as a new political party in the 2024 presidential election. CCD’s client Dr. Cornel West formed JFA in support of his 2024 presidential campaign. The Board declined to certify JFA as a political party, despite its full compliaJan 23
Open Letter to Thom Hartmann: Who’s Deceiving Whom About Independents and Minor Parties?
Dear Thom, Two decades ago, during the 2004 presidential election, you accused Ralph Nader of attempting to “deceive” voters about “the…Jul 11, 2025More
