David Fox is a Partner at the Elias Law Group, election law guru Marc Elias’ shop. David is a litigator with expertise in voting rights, ballot access, campaign finance, and redistricting cases. In 2024 alone, David argued six voting-rights and ballot-access appeals in three state supreme courts, including four en banc arguments at the Nevada Supreme Court—more than any other lawyer in the country. He also successfully defended a reproductive rights ballot measure in Nevada and successfully challenged an absentee ballot drop box prohibition in Wisconsin. David has also argued in federal courts of appeals, including one in the Eleventh Circuit, where he successfully challenged a vote suppressing measure in Florida.
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in NRSC v. FEC, the next in the line of dangerous voting cases to work their way there. And David is the perfect person to start our discussion about the case with because he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. His partner Marc Elias will be in the mix when the case is argued, on behalf of the DNC, which we’ll be able to listen in on (details below). David sets the table for us tonight, so we know what the issues are and what we should listen for next week.
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