American Civil Liberties Union v. Trump and Pence
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American Civil Liberties Union v. Trump and Pence, No. 1:17-cv-01351 (D.D.C. 2017), is a case pending before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs, the watchdog group American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), alleges that the defendants, President Donald Trump and the Vice President Michael Pence, are in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act by establishing the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity for the purpose of supporting the President's "claim that he won the popular vote in the 2016 election—once millions of supposedly illegal votes are subtracted from the count."
American Civil Liberties Union v. Trump and Pence | |
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Court | United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
Full case name | American Civil Liberties Union Inc.; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc. v. Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America; Michael Pence, in his official capacity as Vice President of the United States and chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity |
Decided | Pending (filed July 10, 2017) |
Defendants | Donald Trump Mike Pence Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity |
Counsel for plaintiff(s) | Theresa J. Lee Sophia Lin Lakin Dale E. Ho Arthur B. Spitzer[1] |
Plaintiff(s) | American Civil Liberties Union Inc American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. |
Citation(s) | No. 1:17-cv-01351 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly |
Although the defendants were served immediately,[2] because President Trump and Vice President Pence are being sued as elements of the United States government, no official action was required before September 8, 2017.[3]