Elias Law Group

NEWS: As President Trump continues to attack the legal profession and the rule of law, all 17 partners at Elias Law Group have signed an open letter, coordinated by Democracy Forward, calling on the Attorney General to oppose attacks on the legal profession.

CLIENT ALERT: This week, President Trump issued a sweeping?executive order?attempting to overhaul federal elections by making it harder to register to vote, threatening to withhold federal funding from states that count mail ballots received after Election Day, ordering a myriad of programs aimed at verifying the citizenship status and eligibility of voters, and making it more difficult for uniformed and overseas voters to cast a ballot. Learn more:

CLIENT ALERT: On March 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued two new technical assistance documents addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) actions and programs in the workplace. The guidance characterizes various kinds of DEI-related initiatives as potential violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) and is framed as advice to employees who may have experienced “DEI-related discrimination” in the workplace. The publication of the EEOC and DOJ guidance does not necessitate the dismantling of DEI programming by employers, although it highlights the administration’s view that DEI initiatives are fundamentally suspect and often serve as a vehicle for conduct prohibited under Title VII. Read more from Ben Stafford, Lindsay McAleer, and Rachel Baruck of Elias Law Group:

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This morning, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.” Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias issued the following statement in response: “President Trump is attempting to dismantle the constitution and attack the rule of law in his obsessive pursuit of retribution against his political opponents. Today’s White House Memo targets not only me and my law firm, but every attorney and law firm who dares to challenge his assault on the rule of law. “President Trump’s goal is clear. He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and cower until there is no one left to oppose his Administration in court. “Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf. “Our democracy is in peril, and the decisions made by lawyers and their firms may very well determine the future of the rule of law in the United States.”

Congratulations to Elias Law Group partner Aria Branch, who was named to the City & State New York Law Power 100 list! “As partner at Elias Law Group LLP, Aria Branch provides counsel to Democratic candidates, nonprofits and political organizations on matters of campaign finance, nonprofit tax law and ethics compliance. She represented a group of voters in successfully contesting the state’s 2022 congressional redistricting in the state Court of Appeals. Branch’s background includes providing expert election and campaign finance law counsel to Democratic candidates at the city, state and federal levels,”?wrote?City & State.

Elias Law Group partner Aria Branch spoke to Vanity Fair about the firm's work to fight back against Republican efforts to undermine free and fair elections in 2026. Check out the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e3rJUedX

"This ruling confirms what we have known all along,"?said Elias Law Group partner Uzoma Nkwonta. "Despite Eric Hovde’s desperate allegations amid his losing campaign, WinSenate PAC did not make any defamatory statements about him. We are pleased that the court correctly recognized that political speech deserves high levels of protection. This decision underscores the importance of public debate concerning candidates for public office.”

“This is a monumental victory for Arizona voters, and for our democracy more broadly," said?Elias Law Group Litigation Chair Elisabeth Frost.?"We are thrilled that the Ninth Circuit correctly recognized that these laws created unfair and illegal barriers to voting that would have disenfranchised eligible Arizonans. As we continue to see efforts across the country to make it harder for lawful voters to vote—often based on false claims of noncitizen voting—today’s ruling demonstrates the importance of fighting back against voter suppression in court.”

"As we continue to grapple with what happens next, now is the time to ensure that our freedoms are protected. In too many states, abortion access has already been severely restricted or eliminated altogether. Even with the threat of a national abortion ban looming, we cannot stop investing in state-based solutions — now is the time to dig in, not lean out. "As a proven next step, we need more measures: we need them to start earlier, be more strategic and have more funding. We have to be ready for well-resourced, state-sponsored attacks on democracy, including having the legal support necessary to?resist?an increased number of manufactured criminal threats for simply engaging in free speech," writes Elias Law Group partner Emma Olson Sharkey in a new op-ed with co-authors Lauren Brenzel & Rachel Sweet. https://lnkd.in/gpsc42-W