Three different lawsuits regarding election security have been filed in the D.C. District Court before Judge Lauren Alicon.
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The Lawfare PodcastOct 8, 2026
The sources show one election-related case, NAACP v. DHS (No. 1:26-cv-03263), before Judge Loren L. AliKhan (initials LLA, which the post renders as Alicon), but they do not identify the judges in the other suits the post counts, so the claim that all three were before her cannot be confirmed.
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… It's like, it's kind of like the dog that hasn't barked yet, and so we don't know what the limits on it are, sort of. Are we're in the similar position without troops at the polls, too. It's worth noting, I think, three different lawsuits have been filed in DC. District Court, I think all before Judge Lauren Alicon. I don't know why exactly they're all before, maybe they've been bundled and associated, ah, in some way, that have been kind of holding and pending, that are fully briefed, as far as they were at least nearly fully briefed. …
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Supports. A D.D.C. order in NAACP et al. v. DHS (No. 1:2026cv03263, Document 41) is signed by a judge with the initials LLA, consistent with the judge the post names, and concerns threats related to the 2026 election.[1]
Context. Other D.D.C. election suits in the sources (Democrats v. Trump/DOJ, No. 1:26-cv-03674; the NAACP suit over DOJ poll monitors; and Common Cause v. DOJ) are not shown to be before Judge Alicon, and the sources do not give their assigned judges.[2][3][4]
Context. A 2025 League of Women Voters v. DHS election case in D.D.C. is shown before a different judge (SLS), but it is not clearly one of the three suits the speaker meant, so it does not directly refute the claim.[5]
Context. The post itself is the speaker's own words and cannot corroborate the claim; the claimant said 'I think' and 'I don't know why exactly,' showing uncertainty about the assignment.
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1Document 41 (D.D.C. 2026)law.justia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTstorage.courtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3NAACP sues Justice Department to block plan for 1,000 poll ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justiceaclu.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS v. DEPARTMENT OF ...caselaw.findlaw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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