Cervantes v. Bianco

In California Supreme Court, UCLA VRP responds to Bianco to make clear election ballots must remain in the custody of the County Registrar and Bianco broke the law by seizing and counting the ballots. Read more here...

Watson v. Republican National Convention

In a significant win for democracy, the U.S. Supreme Court has empowered states to control their election deadlines, allowing validly cast ballots postmarked by election day to be counted. This interpretation reinforces the rights of the states to control their election infrastructure and ensures that every legally cast ballot is counted. Read more here...

14th Amendment Birthright Citizenship Upheld by SCOTUS

UCLA VRP Faculty Director Matt Barreto and UCLA VRP Research Fellow Diego Casillas authored an expert report in the lower court trial in New Jersey v. Trump in 2025, in which the lower court issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order in July 2025.

SCOTUS declined to take up an 8th Circuit Court of Appeals case in Arkansas asking who has the right to file a lawsuit under Section 208 of the VRA. However, VRP Faculty Director Matt Barreto explains that SCOTUS must still weigh in on an important 8th Circuit case in Turtle Mountain, North Dakota to fully decide the private right of action issue in voting rights cases. 

VRP Senior Staff Attorney Bernadette Reyes explains the importance of states' rights in elections in a radio interview discussing the impact of the SCOTUS Watson decision.

Congratulations to Senator Sabrina Cervantes as her two marquee democracy protection bills passed the California Assembly Elections Committee this week. SB 1164 and SB 1360 prohibit all forms of voting discrimination, vote dilution, ensures voters can protect their rights, and expands upon current Section 203 language coverage. Learn more about SB 1164 and SB 1360 here. 

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