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United States Student Association Foundation et al. v. Land et al.
09/17/2008

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.

News
> ACLU And Advancement Project Challenge Unlawful Disenfranchisement Of Michigan Resident (1/29/2009)
> Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls (10/30/2008)
> Advancement Project And ACLU Sue Michigan Secretary Of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging (9/18/2008)


Legal Documents
> United States Student Association Foundation et al. v. Land et al. - Complaint and Jury Demand of Intervening Plaintiff Lisa A. Blehm (1/29/2009)
> United States Student Association Foundation et al. v. Land et al. - Declaration of Lisa A. Blehm (1/29/2009)
> United States Student Association Foundation et al. v. Land et al. - Motion of Lisa A. Blehm to Intervene (1/29/2009)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Opinion of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (10/29/2008)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Order (10/13/2008)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Request For Expedited Consideration (9/17/2008)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Complaint (9/17/2008)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/17/2008)
> United States Student Association Foundation v. Land - Ex Parte Motion (9/17/2008)


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