A&W in the News—Key California Voting Rights Act Case

Aleshire & Wynder LLP’s team of Norm Dupont, Anthony Taylor, Cody Parker, Natasha Van Hoven, and Kristina Correa are proud to support the City of Huntington Beach in a key California Voting Rights Act case.

 

As the Daily Journal noted in its June 4, 2026 “Cases We are Watching” column, the Orange County Superior Court (Judge Griffin) has now taken under submission the case of Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project v. City of Huntington Beach.  The A&W team, along with Senior Deputy City Attorney Andrew Kornoff for the City of Huntington Beach, tried this case to Judge Griffin in February 2026.  After an initial round of post-trial briefs, the Court expressly directed further briefing on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, 608 U.S. ___, 146 S.Ct. 1131 (Apr. 29, 2026).

 

On June 2, 2026 the team submitted its supplemental brief to the Court on the impact of Callais, and the matter now stands under submission. A&W anticipates that this could be one of the first California cases to determine the impact of the US Supreme Court’s decision on Callais to California Voting Rights Act litigation.

 

For further information on the case background, see: Daily Journal article, "Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision Tests Reach of California's Election Law"


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Anthony Taylor

Anthony R. Taylor is an equity partner of the Firm. Mr. Taylor previously served as the co-chair of the Firm’s litigation group and as general counsel to the Firm. Mr. Taylor’s litigation experience includes arguing matters before the California Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and California Court of Appeal, including numerous published decisions since 2001. Additionally...

Norman A. Dupont

Norman A. Dupont (Norm) represents public and private entities with more than 40 years of trial and appellate work. Norm's principal focus is environmental and municipal law work, although he has represented corporations in antitrust, contract, real property disputes, and corporate acquisitions. Norm currently represents municipalities in litigation over voting rights and structures in California,...

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