Dulaney-Browne Library: Election Law: Case Law

Print Materials at the Law Library

Illustrated Great Decisions of the Supreme Court by Tony Mauro
Call Number: KF4549 .M334 2006
ISBN: 1568029640
Publication Date: 2005-12-07
The "Voting Rights" section (pages 321-336) provides summaries of the following cases:
1. Smith v. Allwright (1944)
2. Baker v. Carr (1962)
3. Oregon v. Mitchell (1970)
4. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
5. Bush v. Gore (2000)
The Supreme Court and Election Law by Richard L. Hasen
Call Number: KF4886 .H37 2003
ISBN: 0814736599
Publication Date: 2003-11-01
"Appendix A" contains the list of election law cases decided by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Cases on Political Representation, 1787-2001 by Christopher A. Anzalone (Editor)
Call Number: KF4885.A75 S87 2002
ISBN: 0765607107
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
This book includes every Supreme Court case dealing with elections and political representation from 1787 to 2001. Every case is included either as a full (edited) opinion, extensive excerpts of the opinion, or a detailed description of the case. (from Google Books)

Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section
DOJ website has lists and summary of cases under the Voting Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and the National Voter Registration Act.
Federal Election Commission - Litigation Page
The FEC website contains lists of campaign finance cases with documents and summaries.
Federal Election Commission - BCRA Litigation
List and Summaries of cases related to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
Federal Election Commission - Case Abstracts
Selected Court Case Abstracts. Older Editions are available as print materials in the General Collection.

Each link will direct the researcher to the opinion and related documents.

From the Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent College of Law