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In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

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In the Public Interest is excited to continue its second annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court. In this episode, co-host Felicia Ellsworth is joined by Deputy Director for the...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Evidentiary Contours of Racial and Political Gerrymandering Jurisprudence

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Every ten years, states conduct a redistricting process to redraw state and congressional boundary lines for the selection of elected representatives. Due to its politically thorny nature, this process unsurprisingly results...more

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Supreme Court Decides Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

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On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807. The Court held that the finding of a three-judge district court panel that race was predominant in the...more

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The Supreme Court Update - May 23, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807: This case concerns the interplay between allegations of racial and partisan...more

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Reviewing the 2022 SCOTUS Term

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In this special episode, Akin Supreme Court and appellate practice head Pratik Shah and partner Aileen McGrath look back at the tumultuous 2022 Supreme Court Term....more

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Holds That Partisan Gerrymandering Is a Nonjusticiable Political Question Under the State Constitution

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On November 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire decided Brown v. Secretary of State, a 3–2 decision that held that partisan gerrymandering (the act of drawing voting districts in a way that favors one political party...more

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SCOTUS Rejects the Independent State Legislature Theory

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In what some deem the “800-pound gorilla” of election law, the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 27, 2023, rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory in Moore v. Harper. By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court held...more

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US Supreme Court Confirms Redistricting Authority of State Courts

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On June 27 in Moore v. Harper, a 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court upheld a state court’s power to invalidate a congressional district map that violates the state’s constitution. In an opinion written by Chief...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 27, 2023

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co., No. 21-1168: This case addressed whether companies consent to jurisdiction in states where they have registered to...more

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Supreme Court Decides Moore v. Harper

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On June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Moore v. Harper, No. 21–1271, holding that the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution does not preclude state courts from reviewing state...more

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Supreme Court Upholds State Courts’ Power of Judicial Review Over Election Matters

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On June 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court upheld a decision by North Carolina’s highest court holding that the North Carolina legislature went too far in gerrymandering voting district maps. The Court affirmed the...more

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Supreme Court Decides Allen v. Milligan

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On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Allen v. Milligan, Nos. 21-1086 & 21-1087, holding that Alabama’s redistricting plan adopted for the 2022 congressional elections likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights...more

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Supreme Court Decides Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

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On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, No. 21A471, holding that the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in accepting state Assembly and Senate maps that the Governor...more

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Wisconsin Court’s Decision in Alleged Gerrymandering Case Is Reversed: SCOTUS Today

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In an unsigned per curiam order, the Court today reversed a decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin that, in a dispute about the assignment of the number of so-called minority-majority districts, chose an electoral map...more

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United States Supreme Court Sending Chilling Messages for Future of the Voting Rights Act and Redistricting Challenges

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For 57 years, the Voting Rights Act has served as a remarkably effective bulwark against state-level attempts to restrict voting rights, particularly for Black and minority voters. But voting rights are under attack in state...more

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The United States Supreme Court Sidesteps Partisan Gerrymandering, But Leaves the Door Open for Future Resolution

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On Monday, March 7, 2022, the United States Supreme Court allowed court-drawn maps to stand for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections in North Carolina. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court denied an application for emergency...more

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[Podcast] SCOTUS Wrapup and Preview 2019

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In our second annual SCOTUS review, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah analyzes the Court’s previous Term and previews the new Term. Among the topics covered: • SCOTUS decisions on census...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Political Gerrymandering Non-Justiciable

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Late last week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in two cases concerning the constitutionality of political gerrymandering: Rucho v. Common Cause, a case arising out of North Carolina, and Lamone v. Benisek, arising out of...more

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NC Legislative Update: June 2019 #4

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The House and Senate reached a compromise on the budget this week and both chambers moved to pass the conference report. Governor Cooper held a “veto ceremony” this afternoon where he expressed his concerns with the budget....more

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The Supreme Court - June 27, 2019

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions on June 27, 2019: Department of Commerce v. New York, No. 18-966: The Secretary of Commerce announced in a March 2018 memo that he was reinstating a question...more

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Supreme Court Decides Rucho v. Common Cause

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On June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Rucho v. Common Cause, No. 18-422, holding that claims of partisan gerrymandering present nonjusticiable political questions that cannot be resolved by the federal courts under...more

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Supreme Court Decides Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

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On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, holding that the Virginia House of Delegates and its speaker lacked standing to appeal an order...more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2019 #5

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Regular Rate Proposal Issues. On March 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify what forms of payments must be included (or...more

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The Supreme Court - November 13, 2018

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Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following case: PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc., No 17-1705: Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the Federal...more

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The Supreme Court - June 25, 2018

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today: Ohio v. American Express Co., No 16-1454: American Express (Amex), like all credit-card companies, operates a transaction network that serves two groups:...more

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