Major Pending Election Cases | Coalition for Good Governance et al. v. Raffensperger et al.

Filing Date:

May 17, 2021

Status:

pending

State:

Georgia

Topics:

Absentee Ballots, Voter Suppression

Most Recent Court:

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Docket No. 25-11347)

Issue(s):

A variety of nonprofits and individuals bring a challenge to SB 202 under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the 1st and 14th Amendments. In particular this suit opposes provisions that allow state takeovers of local elections, shorten absentee ballot deadlines, and change absentee ID requirements. Case titled "Coalition for Good Governance, et al v. Secretary of State for the State of Georgia, et al" on appeal.

Case Progress:

Complaint 5/17/21
RNC Motion to Intervene 6/3/21
Amended Complaint 6/11/21
Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Expedited Briefing, & Oral Hearing 6/14/21
Intervenors' Support of Motion to Intervene 6/18/21
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction 6/24/21
Intervenor-Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction 6/24/21
Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction 7/7/21
Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint 7/26/21
Plaintiffs' Response to Motion to Dismiss 8/9/21
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction 8/20/21
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 12/9/21
Amended Opinion Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 4/21/22
Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay 9/13/22
Order Granting and Denying in Part Motion to Stay 9/20/22
Plaintiffs' Motion for Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment 10/22/22
Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment 4/6/23
Second Amended Complaint 4/22/23
Defendants' Answers 5/8/23
Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment 3/28/25
Notice of Appeal 4/17/25

Coalition for Good Governance et al. v. Raffensperger et al.

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia (No. 1:21-cv-02070-JPB)