San Rafael, CA
Election campaigns and political law Lawyer at San Rafael, CA
Practice Areas: Election Campaigns & Political Law, Litigation ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Judgment in client's favor
Successfully challenged statements in ballot arguments supporting Measure C in Cupertino as false and misleading.
OUTCOME: Motion to Dismiss granted with prejudice (appeal pending, 9th Cir. No. 16-55758)
represented Californians to Defend the Open Primary in successfully seeking intervention and then in successfully defending the constitutionality of statutes implementing the party ballot label provisi ... ons of Proposition 14, the Top Two Open Primary Act
OUTCOME: Obtained stipulated judgment striking all challenged statements
Successfully challenged ballot arguments opposing Measure H in Dublin Unified as false and misleading
OUTCOME: The Court affirmed the position advocated for--that congressional redistricting by independent commission is constitutional
Represented former California Governors George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger; the California Chamber Of Commerce; Charles T. Munger, Jr.; and Bill Mundell as Amici Curiae in suppor ... t of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, successfully defending congressional redistricting by independent commission against claim that it violates Article I, § 4’s grant of authority to regulate the “Times, Places and Manner” of federal elections to state “legislatures”
OUTCOME: Order sustaining demurrer without leave to amend affirmed in full
Successfully represented Intervener/Respondents Californians to Defend the Open Primary, the Independent Voter Project, Abel Maldonado, and David Takashima in defending Proposition 14, the Top Two Open ... Primary Act, against constitutional attack by the minor parties in California
OUTCOME: Trial court rejected all efforts to change ballot arguments, and ordered minor, technical changes to ballot label
Represented ballot argument signers and intervener in opposing challenges to ballot label and ballot argument against Measure A.
OUTCOME: Court entered judgment ordering substantial revisions to ballot label and "impartial" analysis
Represented petitioner in successful challenge to biased ballot label adopted by Berkeley City Council and to biased “impartial” analysis by Berkeley City Attorney
OUTCOME: Summary judgment granted to defendants and interveners, and affirmed
Represented Interveners Abel Maldonado, Californians to Defend the Open Primary, and California Independent Voter Project in successfully defending Proposition 14 and Senate Bill 6 from constitutional ... challenge.
OUTCOME: The County's brief supported neither party, but the Court held that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for subjecting jurisdictions to preclearance
Representing amicus curiae Merced County, CA, filed a brief pre-emptively defending the County’s recent bailout from anticipated attack on the basis that the Department of Justice permitted the bailout ... as part of a conspiracy to save preclearance
OUTCOME: Case dismissed with prejudice
Successfully defended against a federal Voting Rights Act challenge to Proposition 14, the Top-Two Candidate Open Primary Act.
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