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Baxter v. Philadelphia Board of Elections
In April 2025, Public Rights Project filed an amicus brief on behalf of 34 county commissioners in support of voter challenges to Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating laws.
The Commonwealth Court previously ruled that requiring counties to reject mail-in ballots with misdated and undated envelopes is unconstitutional. We are urging the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to affirm this decision.
Our brief argues that voters’ handwritten date on a ballot does not help deter voter fraud and plays no role in helping election administrators determine if a ballot is received on time. Rejecting misdated or undated ballots disenfranchises voters, especially older voters and other people who rely on mail-in voting. Rejecting ballots for a clerical error also sows doubt among the public about the integrity of the election system.
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Legal case4/30/2026
State of California v. Trump (2026)
Public Rights Project filed an amicus brief in a case challenging President Trump’s March 2026…
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Legal case4/28/2026
Re: Department of Labor Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Employee or Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Public Rights Project filed a comment urging the Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw a…
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Legal case4/24/2026
Re: Department of Homeland Security Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
On behalf of 13 local governments and leaders, Public Rights Project filed a comment urging…