ACORN v. Tom Corbett, et al.

  • Filed: 07/22/2009
  • Status: Closed
  • Court: U.S. Federal Court; Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Latest Update: Jul 22, 2009
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Project Vote filed a lawsuit on July 22, 2009, on behalf of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a community organization comprising more than 20,000 working families in Pennsylvania that utilizes voter-engagement strategies, like voter-registration campaigns, as part of its work to strengthen low- and moderate-income communities. The lawsuit charges that a Pennsylvania law unconstitutionally restricts ACORN's right to conduct voter-registration drives by effectively prohibiting it from using paid canvassers.

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Attorney(s):
Witold Walczak & Sara Rose (ACLU-PA); Brian Mellor & Teresa James (Project Vote); Arthur Schwartz (Advocates for Justice & Reform Now of New York City); Claudia Davidson