In a crushing blow to radical left-wing lawyer Marc Elias and his progressive allies, a federal choose has tossed out a lawsuit that sought to intestine Wyoming’s new election integrity legislation.
United States District Courtroom Decide Scott Skavdahl dominated in favor of Secretary of State Chuck Grey and dismissed outright the lawsuit filed by the Equality State Coverage Heart, which had enlisted infamous Democrat operative Marc Elias in a blatant try and strike down Home Invoice 156—Wyoming’s common sense requirement that each one voter registrants present proof of U.S. citizenship and state residency.
In his 17-page ruling, Decide Skavdahl SLAMMED the plaintiffs for missing any standing by any means, exposing your complete case as a baseless political assault dressed up as a authorized criticism.
“Plaintiff has not adequately demonstrated its standing to sue by itself behalf or on behalf of others on this motion,” Skavdahl wrote. “The Courtroom lacks subject material jurisdiction over this lawsuit, and consequently it should be dismissed.”
The court docket wrote:
To determine Article III standing to sue, the legislation requires the plaintiff to indicate three necessities:
(1) it has suffered an “harm the truth is” that’s (a) concrete and particularized and (b) precise or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical; (2) the harm is pretty traceable to the challenged motion of the defendant; and (3) it’s possible, versus merely speculative, that the harm might be redressed by a good resolution.Assuming Plaintiffs assertions to be true, they don’t set up its standing to deliver this lawsuit in its personal capability. Plaintiff has not proven a concrete harm the truth is that’s pretty traceable to HB 156.
Plaintiffs alleged diversion-of-resources harm is identical kind of harm claimed in AllianceforHippocraticMedication,however the U.S. Supreme Courtroom decided one of these alleged harm was not a concrete harm the truth is traceable to the challenged governmental conduct adequate to fulfill Article III standing.
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Grey celebrated the ruling:
On July twenty second, United States District Courtroom Decide Scott Skavdahl dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by Equality State Coverage Heart, by means of its lawyer Marc Elias, in opposition to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Grey difficult Wyoming Home Invoice 156, which requires proof of United States citizenship and proof of Wyoming residency to register to vote.
“I’m extraordinarily happy with the court docket’s ruling granting our movement to dismiss this outrageously unsuitable lawsuit,” Secretary Grey mentioned.
“It is a big win for the individuals of Wyoming. Proof of citizenship for registering to vote is a typical sense, conservative election integrity measure and was the primary precedence of our administration’s conservative election integrity reform agenda and a key precedence of President Trump. Marc Elias’ outrageously unsuitable lawsuit has at all times been an try by the unconventional Left to undermine the common sense election integrity measures Wyomingites need.”
“We have now efficiently defended proof of citizenship for registering to vote and fought and defeated this lawsuit. This resolution reveals that Marc Elias and the unconventional left had been no match for our vigorous protection. As we speak marks an enormous victory for the individuals of Wyoming and for the reality. I’ll maintain defending the reality, and our widespread sense conservative Wyoming values that Wyoming elected me to defend. I need to thank the Trump Administration for his or her pivotal assertion of curiosity, the help of the RNC, and in addition the nice work of our outdoors counsel at Dhillon Legislation in defending the reality.”
Big win! We simply defeated Marc Elias in court docket! pic.twitter.com/PiVTYPM9xU
— Secretary Chuck Grey (@ChuckForWyoming) July 22, 2025
