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1 Injunction against Armed Monitoring of Polling Places by a Private Entity 1 (2021)

handle is hein.congcourts/inatamdmg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CASE STUDIES IN EMERGENCY ELECTION LITIGATION Injunction Against Armed Monitoring of Polling Places by a Private Entity Council on American-Islamic Relations-Minnesota v. Atlas Aegis LLC (Nancy E. Brasel, D. Minn. 0:20-cv-2195) A district judge entered a preliminary injunction against a private organization, forbidding the intimidation of voters by deploying armed agents at polling places. Subject: Polling place activities. Topic: Early voting. Two organizations filed a federal complaint in the District of Minnesota on October 20, 2020, alleging that the defendant organization and an unnamed 'consortium' of individuals and businesses are deploying armed ex-soldiers to intimidate and threaten eligible voters. With their complaint, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.2 Judge Nancy E. Brasel set the case for a videoconference hearing at 3:00 p.m. six days later, posting contact information on the public docket sheet.3 On the morning of October 26, Judge Brasel checked for settlement among the parties and found none.4 On October 29, Judge Brasel enjoined the defendants from deploying armed agents within 2,500 feet of Minnesota polling places or otherwise mon- itoring Minnesota polling places.5 Judge Brasel approved a consent decree on February 16, 2021.6 1. Complaint, Council on Amer.-Islamic Relations-Minnesota v. Atlas Aegis LLC, No. 0:20-cv-2195 (D. Minn. Oct. 20, 2020), D.E. 1. 2. Motion, id. (Oct. 20, 2020), D.E. 4. 3. Docket Sheet, id. (Oct. 20, 2020) (D.E. 20); see Minutes, id. (Oct. 26, 2020), D.E. 38; Notice, id. (Oct. 26, 2020), D.E. 18. 4. Minutes, id. (Oct. 26, 2020), D.E. 34. 5. Opinion at 14, id. (Oct. 29, 2020), D.E. 39, 2020 WL 6336707. 6. Order, id. (Feb. 16, 2021), D.E. 61; see Proposed Consent Decree, id. (Feb. 3, 2021), D.E. 57 (proscribing the defendant's deployment of armed agents near election activities). Federal Judicial Center 3/23/2021 1

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