GOP-Led Legislatures May Pass Voter Suppression Laws With Help of Trump Judges
The State Capitol Building in downtown Austin, Texas.
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Republican-led legislatures in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and other states are passing laws that make it harder to vote. Many of these bills, which have been drafted with help from an offshoot of the conservative Heritage Foundation, will have a disproportionate impact on voters of color and are being challenged in court.
While judges could strike down some provisions for violating a state constitution or discriminating against voters with disabilities, the appellate courts that will make the final decision include mostly Republican appointees.
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Phil Axt is a litigation associate with the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Phil clerked for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was President of the Veteran’s Association, Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society chapter, and Managing Editor of the
Yale Journal of Law & Technology. He also holds a B.S. in Economics from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet. Prior to law school, Phil was a Captain in the U.S. Army.
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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Feb. 26-27, 2021, Catholic University s Columbus School of Law hosted 30 rising law clerks from across the country who will be serving in the chambers of Federal Circuit Courts, Federal District Courts, and State Appellate Courts in the upcoming year. While many events have been affected by the pandemic, the conference provided a welcome opportunity for learning for those in attendance.
The two-day, virtual conference provided the conferees with an opportunity to learn the particulars of judicial opinion writing a unique conference focus undertaken by the Law School to serve both bench and bar. The first day of the conference included instruction from
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