In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
On Nov. 4, 2025, Californians voted in a special statewide election on Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment that authorizes the state legislature (and governor) to suspend the powers of the California Citizens...more
An unprecedented mid-decade remapping process is already reshaping the 2026 House battlefield. Below is a concise inventory of what has happened, what is being challenged and what is likely next, plus the practical seat...more
On Monday morning, October 6th, the Utah Redistricting Committee passed Option C related to new congressional maps. This has been a quickly evolving issue over the past 30 days despite being tied to a slow-burn lawsuit...more
On September 30, a federal district court upheld North Carolina’s state Senate redistricting plan under the Voting Rights Act (VRA), rejecting a Section 2 challenge brought by two North Carolina voters who argued the map...more
Legislative redistricting has sparked fierce partisan battles across the country for hundreds of years. It seems that after every census, Republicans and Democrats engage in a tug-of-war, looking to cement an advantage for...more
Democratic Group Backs PA Supreme Court Justices in Retention Fight - The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a national organization focused on electing Democrats to all levels of office, is investing six figures...more
Gov. JB Pritzker, on ‘Meet the Press,’ says he won't rule out 2028 presidential run- “Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” said he’s not ruling out a 2028 presidential run — and called President...more
Roundabout Theatre Company has launched a comprehensive renovation of the Todd Haimes Theatre. Planned enhancements include expanding accessible seating and assisted listening technology, upgrading the digital marquee system,...more
On Sunday, August 3, most of the 62 Democratic members of the 150-member Texas House of Representatives left the state, blocking a scheduled Monday vote on proposed congressional redistricting maps. Their absence left the...more
Pritzker says Illinois remap is possible as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail' - “Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday opened the door further to a potential mid-decade congressional remap in Illinois, as...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently suggested that the Empire State could undertake a mid-decade redistricting of its congressional districts, apparently as a form of political retaliation against Republican-led states...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - At its open meeting the week of September 15, 2024, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved a Notice of Disposition of a rulemaking and a draft interpretive rule regarding...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
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