United States Student Association Foundation et al. v. Land et al.
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Summary
The Advancement Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging two statewide voter purge programs that could potentially disfranchise hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters in advance of the November 2008 presidential election. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Christopher M. Thomas, and Ypsilanti Clerk Frances McMullen.
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Michigan Agrees To Stop Unlawful Voter-Purge Programs
ACLU And Advancement Project Challenge Unlawful Disenfranchisement Of Michigan Resident
Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls
Advancement Project And ACLU Sue Michigan Secretary Of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging