In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
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
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
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
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
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
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
In the wake of this decade’s initial redistricting cycle, judicial elections in several states have prompted courts in those states to reconsider their previous decisions on U.S. House district boundaries and composition. As...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
The holidays came early for organized labor this year, with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issuing another decision that will make it easier for unions to organize new workplaces. In American Steel...more
CITY HALL- “Prison Gerrymandering” Addressed in New Council Bill Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Jim Kenney presented a new bill to address “prison gerrymandering” — when incarcerated people are counted in their...more
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
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
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
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
On February 7, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court invalidated the state House and Senate district boundaries that were recently adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The majority, in a per curiam decision, ruled that the...more
On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court invalidated the state’s newly redrawn congressional districts. In a 4-3 vote, mirroring the earlier decision invalidating the State House and Senate Districts, Justice Michael...more
Tennessee lawmakers reconvened on January 11 in Nashville for the second session of the 112th General Assembly. While the start of the 2021 session was notable due to COVID-19 mitigations that included limited access to...more
Redistricting in North Carolina tends to be contentious and litigious, and the process so far this year has been no exception. The legislature approved new maps, only to see candidate filing halted by the North Carolina Court...more
Confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan generally requires the consent of each impaired class of creditors. A debtor can “cramdown” a plan over creditor dissent, however, as long as at least one class of impaired claims accepts the...more
With some tricks and treats of their own, the General Assembly (sort of) adjourned for the year on Halloween. However, the break won’t last long. The General Assembly will be back in less than two weeks to redraw...more