Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Early Returns Podcast - Jan Baran, Jessica Furst Johnson and Jason Torchinsky - Political Lawyers Take a Deeper Dive into 2022 Elections and Look Ahead to 2024
The New York Voting Rights Act‘s (NYVRA) preclearance section takes effect on September 22, 2024. The new rule requires covered jurisdictions to seek “preclearance” of certain covered policy changes to their election and...more
Haight Partner Greg Rolen who is general counsel for the Orange County Board of Education recently testified before the California State Assembly Education Committee on the disruptive nature of Senate Bill 907 which...more
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
As we look ahead to 2024, significant changes are underway in state attorney general (AG) elections, with 10 AGs facing reelection due to incumbents pursuing other offices or opting out. Open seats in North Carolina, Oregon,...more
Last Wednesday, the New York State Legislature approved the proposed Congressional maps, and Governor Hochul signed the maps into law. The Assembly approved the maps 115-33, and the Senate approved the maps 45-17, with the...more
IRC Approves New Congressional Maps- New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) voted to approve new congressional lines. Small changes have been made to a few upstate districts, but the congressional districts...more
BOSTON — City Leading AI Industry- Boston-area companies are leading in the development of new artificial intelligence (AI) and managing data for AI use. A new report estimates that Boston’s expertise in tech and health...more
In the second half of 2023, the 135th Ohio General Assembly returned after its summer recess, initially set to focus on the state legislative redistricting process. The legislature spent most of the fall campaigning on...more
New Legislation Related to Redistricting, Public Works, Advertising, Fire Safety and Planning and Zoning - In Part Two of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation...more
Last Wednesday, the NYC Council convened their final Stated meeting of the year, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Council passed several policing and criminal justice bills, including a ban...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
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that several of Georgia’s Congressional, State Senate, and State House maps, adopted after the 2020 Census, violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights...more
KTS Strategies brings years of experience providing clients in a diverse range of industries with comprehensive policy and advocacy advice before federal, state, and local agencies. In North Carolina, we advise local...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh briefly this week for a one-day round of committee meetings to discuss the newly proposed redistricting maps for the state's congressional and legislative maps. No votes were held, but...more
BALTIMORE — AI to Help Baltimore Agencies Bridge Language Gaps- By year’s end, the City of Baltimore will be deploying a new AI-backed service to help 911 dispatchers communicate with callers in their native language...more
WELCOME TO THE RUDER WARE CAPITOL SNAPSHOT - - The ever-changing landscape of state government requires businesses across all industries to stay informed on the happenings in Madison. As such, our public affairs team...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
The Cozen Lens- • The 2024 presidential race is taking shape with the first GOP presidential debate next month and primaries just over six months away. But many voters aren’t interested in the race yet, probably due to the...more
Last Thursday, a midlevel New York court ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of new year’s 2024 elections, overturning a lower court’s decision. This represents a...more
By: Jason Torchinsky, Ed Wenger, Jan Baran, Jonathan P. Lienhard, Kent Safriet, and David Brown The Supreme Court wrapped up its decisions from the October 2022 Term, with a blockbuster final week addressing issues like...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