Alex Ebert
@Alex__Ebert
Journalist/Lawyer. State litigation senior correspondent for @BLAW @BGOV @TAX @ENVIRONMENT [email protected] Tips on NJ, FL courts? DM for Signal
The Supreme Court weakened a key piece of the Voting Rights Act, making voting discrimination cases dramatically harder to bring in federal court. Cases citing Section 2 of the Act plummeted 60%, a @BLaw analysis shows. Here's a 🧵on our reporting news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/vot…
A key anti-discrimination law in Florida was hobbled today by the state Supreme Court. The justices ruled congressional and state legislative districts drawn to not diminish the power of minority voters can run afoul of US Constitution. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/flo…
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ind… For more than 1,000 years legal systems shielded judges from lawsuits over acts performed as jurists. Milwaukee Judge Dugan's defense wants to stretch that civil immunity & block a criminal prosecution. What do precedent and experts think? Read here ⬇️
An AI-generated phone call, with a deepfake voice joking about burying a sex worker alive, is raising ethical concerns for a Florida judge accused of passing along the recording without looking into whether it was fake. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ai-…
Florida AG @AGJamesUthmeier is subpoenaing @Roblox seeking information about minors use of the game and developers marketing and controls for underage users. Here's the subpoena, sent under color of Unfair Trade Practices enforcement: aboutblaw.com/bhTR

Farm workers in Florida are suing the state over its new immigration law. They claim Florida's criminal penalties violate economic powers left to Congress and skirt around federal immigration enforcement law. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/flo…
What does the big Wisconsin Supreme Court election mean? Catch insights from court watchers, litigators and researchers about the big cases--and national implications--from America's most expensive judicial election. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/gop…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is exiting a trench warfare period with a breakthrough liberal win that could give Democrats a leg up in the fight for Congress. @Alex__Ebert explains: bit.ly/43Cvt2W
Why did national groups plow record cash into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race? Control of Congress is one big reason. Here's a quick explainer from our @BLaw team about how @crawfordforwi's win could impact DC power.
Exclusive: liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate @crawfordforwi mischaracterized a suit she brought for a union challenging labor regulations. It's one of many recusal controversies--spanning @Tesla to abortion--in America's biggest judicial race. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/mus…
Atlantic City boardwalk injury case dismissed. City is immune from lawsuit over how one board, raised up inch, across 4 miles of boardwalk caused a woman to fall. aboutblaw.com/bhzq Love reading legal decisions that feel iconic to a place

Yessssssss! Welcome to the team Alexia, Cole, Elleiana, Taylor, Quincy, Benjamin, Elias, Abby and Finn :) It's going to be a great summer. Can't wait to see your work. bloombergindustry.com/press-releases… via @BBGIndustry