October 22, 2021
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How Election Law Grew From a Niche Practice to a Multi-Million Dollar Draw | National Law Journal - Law.com

People gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, and surrounding areas, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, who will become the 46th president of the United States, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
People gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, and surrounding areas, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the victory of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

What You Need to Know

  • Between 2008 and 2020, the Democratic and Republican parties increased their legal spend more than 1,700%.
  • Law firms large and small have raked in millions representing the major parties in election litigation, which is no longer limited to election years.
  • Experts and lawyers point to "Bush v. Gore" in 2000 as the catalyst for the growth in election law.

After last year’s flurry of pre- and post-election lawsuits, election litigation has not relented as lawyers meet in courtrooms across the country to hammer out voting rights disputes, redistricting disagreements, and a host of other elections-related issues.

Even months after the election, lawyers continue to litigate bans on “line warming” at polling stations, voting laws passed in Republican state legislatures after the election, and gerrymandered redistricting maps in numerous states.

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