Arkansas United v. Thurston (Timothy L. Brooks, W.D. Ark. 5:20-cv-5193)
An action filed on the night before election day sought an injunction against limitations on who could assist voters who needed personal assistance to cast their ballots. Because of the late filing, the district judge denied the plaintiffs immediate relief. But ruling on summary-judgment motions later, he granted the plaintiffs some relief.
Subject: Voting procedures. Topics: Voting technology; laches.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

Update: Arkansas United v. Thurston, ___ F.4th ___, 2025 WL 2103706 (8th Cir. 2025) (opinion filed at 8th Cir. No. 22-2918) (holding that there is no private right of action under section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which provides for assistance to voters with disabilities).