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Cap Times: Madison’s Law Forward ramps up election protection efforts | Opinion
Madison's Law Forward ramps up election protection effortsOur democracy and our elections are under attack. Fighting back is more important now than ever as the federal government pushes a barrage of anti-democratic proposals ahead of the November elections. As...
USPS absentee ballot rules threaten the right to vote
USPS absentee ballot rules threaten the right to voteLaw Forward submitted the following comment on proposed USPS absentee ballot rules to USPS objecting to the proposed rule...
The Trump administration attempts to use USPS to hold states hostage for voter lists
Across the country—including here in Wisconsin—federal court judges have rejected this federal Executive Branch overreach into election administration, which the U.S. Constitution says is properly the purview of state officials.
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LWV v. Donald Trump
Law Forward filed an amici curiae brief in federal court in Boston challenging President Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take over key functions of mail-in ballot administration.
Honig v. WEC
Law Forward filed an amicus brief in federal court in Washington, D.C., supporting three consolidated lawsuits challenging President Trump’s March 31, 2026 executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take over key functions of mail-in ballot administration.
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Election Commission
Law Forward and Fair Elections Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and a Dane County voter, filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court to ensure that Wisconsin voters may still cast ballots on Election Day if their mailed absentee ballots will not arrive in time to be counted.
Revitalizing Wisconsin
Wisconsin has been the primary testing ground for extreme ideas that undermine our democracy and our values. Law Forward has successfully fought back, uprooting the worst of these policies and expanding our rights under the Wisconsin Constitution.