Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee
| Docket Number | 19a1016 |
| Decision Date | 06 April 2020 |
To slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin’s Governor ordered Wisconsinites to stay at home until April 24. An unprecedented number of voters requested absentee ballots for the state’s spring election, resulting in a severe backlog of ballots not promptly mailed to voters. Plaintiffs, including the Democratic party, sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission and, on April 2, obtained a preliminary injunction that extended the deadline for voters to request absentee ballots and...
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Restoring the Proper Role of the Courts in Election Law: Toward a Reinvigoration of the Political Question Doctrine
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Community, Society, and Individualism in Constitutional Law
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