5 Big Litigation Developments Out Of Georgia In 2025

By Kelcey Caulder

It was a busy year for courts in Georgia, with a federal judge ordering the state's corrections system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people in prison, and prosecutors deciding to drop the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies. Here, Law360 recaps the biggest legal developments to come out of Peach State courts in 2025.

Pa. Justices Affirm County's Loss Over Election Inspections

By Matthew Santoni

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that the state's top election official could order voting machines to be yanked from service, closing one chapter on the tome of litigation that followed Fulton County's third-party inspection of its Dominion Voting Systems machines after the 2020 election.

Ga. Officials Target Standing In Bid To End Voter Removal Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and several local election boards told a federal judge Wednesday that civil rights groups lacked standing to challenge the state's process of removing voters from the rolls, while the groups urged certification of a defendant class comprising all 159 county boards of registrars.

States, DHS File For Settlement On Sharing Data To Vet Voters

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration pledged to improve a citizenship and immigration status verification system to end litigation brought by Florida and other states, which alleged it was not sharing data needed to assess voter eligibility.

Split 6th Circ. Shields Baker Donelson, Not City Councilman

By Matt Perez

In a published opinion, the Sixth Circuit has found that Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC is shielded by qualified immunity as outside counsel for the city of Nashville in litigation over the law firm's firing of a city election commission chair and member of the firm.

Black Voters Ask NC Court To Block Unconstitutional Voting Map

By Abigail Harrison

A collection of voting and civil rights groups have asked a North Carolina federal court to immediately stop the use of a recently redrawn congressional map, arguing it will impose an extreme racial gerrymander and dismantle Black political power.

Mich. Atty Fights Defamation Suit From Election Investigator

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan attorney has said any statements that a cybersecurity firm claims she made to scuttle its president's job prospects with the Pennsylvania Legislature are protected speech on a matter of public concern, urging a federal judge to dismiss a suit the firm brought after it told her it found no evidence of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

Philly DA Krasner Defeats Judge Challenger To Win 3rd Term

By Matthew Santoni

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner fended off former Municipal Court Judge Patrick Dugan Tuesday in his bid for a third term as the city's top prosecutor.

Expert Analysis

Expect A Big Shake Up At The EEOC Under 2nd Trump Admin

By Brenda Baumgart, Karen O’Connor and Madeline Hueske

During President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely to significantly shift its focus and priorities, especially where workplace DEI initiatives, immigration enforcement, LGBTQ+ rights and pregnancy protections are concerned, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America

By Matteson Ellis

Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.

How To Manage During A Trade Dispute With USMCA Partners

By Peter Tabor, Molly O’Casey and Andrew McAllister

Companies can try to minimize the potential impacts of future tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, and uncertainty about future trade relations, by evaluating supply chains, considering how they may be modified, and engaging with the new administration over exemptions and the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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