Civilizations have always reserved their highest honors for the question of membership. Monarchies bestowed titles of nobility; empires conferred the dignity of imperial citizenship. A republic has only one honor that finally matters, and that is citizenship itself.

“Today’s ruling is a complete vindication of the rule of law and the integrity of the electoral process,” said LRI president Alexander Haberbush. “This case was an attempt to short-circuit the democratic process, and it rightly failed. The voters of Shasta County will now have the opportunity to decide this measure for themselves. We’re proud to have defended that principle, and we’re ready to defend the will of the voters going forward.”

Appellate WIN in Shasta County is a WIN for California voters! The California Court of Appeal just delivered an important victory for our clients in Shasta County – and a major win for election integrity across California. But first, you need to understand why this case matters to you. Last year, five local citizens – Laura Hobbs, Deidre Holliday, Kari Chilson, Jim Burnett, and Richard Gallardo – exercised one of the most fundamental rights in our constitutional system: th