NAACP vs. Cortés

The lawsuit, filed against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortés, alleges that voters will be disenfranchised when they face the burden of having to wait hours in line, due to voting machine breakdowns, in order to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Status of Case

The plaintiffs are represented by Voter Action, a national voting rights organization, the law firm of Emery Cell Brinckerhoff & Abady, and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.

Case Documents and Literature

Court Order for NAACP v Cortes

United States District Court Judge Bartlet of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Rules in Favor of the Plaintiffs is NAACP v Cortes
Proposed Order

Proposed language for the United States District Court of Pennsylvania
Plaintiffs' Motion for Permanent Injunction

Plaintiffs move for a permanent injunction based on evidence presented in an evidentiary hearing on October 28, 2008.
NAACP vs. Cortes Case Ruling

Pennsylvania District Court order granting the preliminary injunction proposed by plaintiffs, Voter Action and the NAACP.
Defendants Response Memorandum of Law
Plaintiffs Reply Memorandum of Law
Declarations and Exhibits of Robert Lee
VanSickle Declaration
VanSickle Exhibit D
VanSickle Exhibit C
VanSickle Exhibit B
VanSickle Exhibit A
Declaration of Sean Dorn
Declaration of Raul Arroya-Meddoza
Declaration of John Gideon
Declaration of Stephanie Singer
Declaration of Loree Jones
Declaration of Aaron Zisser

Motion to Intervene

While this motion reads as a motion to intervene on behalf of the plaintiffs, the PA Republican State Committee has informed the court that it is a motion to intervene on behalf of the defendants.

Plaintiffs' Memorandum

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