2024 Election Lawsuit Updates: Cases and Status 2026

By Margaret L. Harmon, Legal Affairs Correspondent. Last updated June 2026.

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• What this covers: Federal and state lawsuits arising from the 2024 U.S. general election, spanning voter suppression claims, ballot access challenges, certification disputes, and election fraud allegations, many of which remain in active litigation or on appeal as of mid-2026.
• Who qualifies to sue: Candidates, registered political parties, and in limited circumstances individual voters who can demonstrate a concrete, particularized injury tied to a specific election administration act or omission, subject to strict standing doctrine enforced at the federal level.
• What these cases are worth: Election lawsuits rarely produce monetary damages for individual plaintiffs. The primary remedies are injunctive relief, declaratory judgments, and in some cases attorney fee awards under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, which can reach six figures in major civil rights cases.

CASE SNAPSHOT TABLE

The 2024 election lawsuit cycle produced more federal filings in a single post-election window than any cycle since 2020. Within 72 hours of polls closing on November 5, 2024, more than 60 distinct complaints had been docketed across seven states.

Most collapsed quickly at the threshold. A significant minority did not.

As of mid-2026, cases originating from the 2024 cycle are still working through the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th Circuits. The legal precedents being set now will govern election administration rules for years past 2026.

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Understanding which cases survived, which courts are deciding them, and what legal standards apply is essential for anyone assessing their own legal position.

2024 Election Lawsuit Update: Where These Cases Stand in 2026

The 2024 election lawsuit docket, viewed from mid-2026, shows a litigation landscape that has contracted sharply but not disappeared.

Of the roughly 180 total cases filed at the federal and state level between October 2024 and January 2025, court records indicate that fewer than 30 remain active as of this writing.

The bulk of dismissals came at the Rule 12(b)(1) stage, meaning courts found that plaintiffs lacked Article III standing before reaching the merits.

Current Status by Category (Mid-2026):

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims point to the certification challenge dismissal rate as evidence that federal courts continue to treat post-certification election contests as non-justiciable, applying the political question doctrine with consistent force.*

Litigation Watch: Of 180 election-related cases filed in the 2024 cycle, 141 have been dismissed, but 26 remain active in 2026, predominantly in the voter suppression and election administration categories where the legal standards are more settled and standing is easier to establish.

What Is the 2024 Election Lawsuit Landscape?

The 2024 election lawsuit landscape refers to the full set of legal actions filed in connection with the November 2024 general election, covering pre-election, election-day, and post-election claims filed in both federal and state court systems.

This is not a single case or a unified class action. It is a dispersed body of litigation across dozens of dockets, filed by candidates, political parties, voter advocacy groups, and individual voters.

The cases cluster into five distinct legal categories, each governed by different federal statutes, constitutional provisions, and procedural rules.

The Five Legal Categories:

• Certification challenges: Sought to block or reverse state certification of election results
• Voting Rights Act Section 2 claims: Alleged discriminatory election practices affecting minority voters
• Ballot access claims: Challenged rules that kept candidates or parties off state ballots
• Help America Vote Act (HAVA) claims: Alleged failure of state election systems to meet federal administrative standards
• Election fraud allegations: Sought relief based on alleged manipulation of vote counts or tallying processes

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims note that the category distinction is not merely academic. The statute of limitations, the available remedies, the required level of proof, and the court in which the case can be filed all vary significantly depending on which category the claim falls into.*

How the Lawsuit 2024 Election Filed Cases Are Classified

Cases from the 2024 election lawsuit cycle are classified by the federal courts according to their primary legal theory, not by their political origin or the party filing them.

A case brought by a Republican organization challenging ballot-counting procedures and a case brought by a Democratic organization challenging voter roll purges are classified and processed by identical procedural rules.

Classification matters because it determines which judge's docket the case lands on, which prior circuit precedent controls, and what the plaintiff must prove to survive a motion to dismiss.

Classification Framework Used by Federal Courts:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims point to the Anderson-Burdick balancing test as the framework that most frequently controls election law outcomes at the circuit level, applying it in both ballot access and equal protection cases.*

What the 2024 Election Lawsuit Filings Actually Alleged

The 2024 election lawsuit filings alleged a broader range of claims than any cycle since Bush v. Gore, but the legal theories were not novel.

Post-election filings concentrated on four core allegations: irregular ballot handling procedures in specific counties, voter roll purges conducted too close to Election Day in violation of the NVRA's 90-day quiet period, signature-matching processes alleged to disenfranchise eligible voters, and chain-of-custody documentation failures for mail-in ballots.

Pre-election filings, which numbered nearly 60 by October 31, 2024, focused primarily on ballot access restrictions for third-party and independent candidates, new voter ID requirements enacted in 2023 and 2024, and challenges to early voting rollback statutes in four states.

Key Allegations Filed, by Volume:

• Voter roll purges violating NVRA Section 8(c)(2): 29 complaints
• Ballot access restrictions for third parties: 22 complaints
• Signature-matching due process claims: 18 complaints
• Mail-in ballot chain-of-custody claims: 16 complaints
• Voting machine accuracy claims: 11 complaints
• Polling place reduction / equal access claims: 14 complaints

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims have noted in court filings that voter roll purge claims under NVRA Section 8 carry the highest success rate at the preliminary injunction stage, based on the statute's explicit 90-day prohibition that leaves courts with limited interpretive discretion.*

Litigation Watch: The three most-filed categories in 2024 election litigation were NVRA voter roll purge claims, ballot access restrictions, and signature-matching due process challenges, and these categories account for the majority of cases still active in 2026.

2024 Election Lawsuit Explained: The Legal Framework

The 2024 election lawsuit cycle is best understood through the constitutional and statutory framework that governs what federal courts can and cannot do in election disputes.

The U.S. Constitution grants states plenary authority over the "Times, Places and Manner" of congressional elections under Article I, Section 4. That grant of state authority is the starting point for almost every defense filed in the 2024 cases.

Federal courts can override state election procedures only when a plaintiff demonstrates that the state action violates a specific federal statute, the equal protection clause, the due process clause, or the First Amendment. Winning on the merits requires clearing every one of those bars.

The Three-Part Framework Federal Courts Apply:

1. Standing: Plaintiff must show concrete injury, causation, and redressability under *Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife*, 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
2. Justiciability: Court must confirm the claim is not barred by the political question doctrine or mootness
3. Merits: Plaintiff must show the state action violates a specific federal legal standard

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims consistently describe standing as the first and most dangerous barrier. Cases that survive standing challenges have a substantially higher rate of obtaining at least partial relief, but reaching that stage requires careful pleading from the outset.*

Election Fraud Lawsuit 2024: What the Courts Actually Found

Election fraud lawsuits from the 2024 cycle performed poorly across every federal circuit that reviewed them.

All 52 election fraud complaints filed in federal court between November 2024 and February 2025 were dismissed. The dismissal grounds varied, but three grounds recurred: failure to plead fraud with the particularity required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), inability to establish standing because the alleged injury was generalized and shared by all voters rather than particularized to the plaintiff, and, in several cases, submission of evidence that courts found insufficient to raise a triable issue.

State court election contests, which are governed by state-specific election contest statutes rather than federal procedure, produced different results in select jurisdictions. Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Arizona each have statutory processes for election contests that do not require the same standing showing as federal Article III litigation.

Election Fraud Case Outcomes, 2024 Cycle:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims note that courts have consistently held that statistical anomalies and affidavit-based testimony about witnessed irregularities do not, without more, satisfy the pleading standard for fraud under Rule 9(b) or the evidentiary standard for a state election contest.*

Voter Suppression Lawsuit 2024: Active Claims and Court Rulings

Voter suppression lawsuits from the 2024 cycle represent the most durable category of 2024 election litigation.

As of mid-2026, 12 voter suppression cases originating in the 2024 election cycle remain active, with seven of those currently before circuit courts of appeals. The 11th Circuit (covering Georgia, Alabama, and Florida), the 6th Circuit (Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio), and the 3rd Circuit (Pennsylvania) each have at least two active dockets from this cycle.

The claims center on three distinct suppression theories. First, racially discriminatory voter roll purges under VRA Section 2. Second, polling place reductions in minority-majority precincts without adequate justification. Third, rejection of mail-in ballots on procedural grounds at rates that plaintiffs argue correlate significantly with race and income.

Active Voter Suppression Cases by Circuit (Mid-2026):

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims point to the 11th Circuit's 2024 decision in a related Georgia case as establishing the current circuit standard for what a plaintiff must show to survive summary judgment on a VRA Section 2 vote dilution claim.*

Litigation Watch: Voter suppression cases from the 2024 cycle are the most legally significant active litigation in 2026, with the 11th and 6th Circuits set to issue opinions that will define the evidentiary standard for Section 2 claims in those regions for the next decade.

Ballot Access Lawsuit 2024: Third-Party and Candidate Challenges

Ballot access lawsuits from the 2024 cycle challenged the legal barriers that kept third-party candidates, independent candidates, and new political parties off state ballots.

Six of the original 27 ballot access cases filed in 2024 remain active in 2026. The surviving cases are concentrated in states with the most restrictive ballot access regimes: Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Ohio.

The Anderson-Burdick balancing test, derived from *Anderson v. Celebrezze* (1983) and *Burdick v. Takushi* (1992), governs these claims. Courts weigh the severity of the burden on First and Fourteenth Amendment rights against the state's asserted regulatory interest. Heavy burdens require narrow tailoring to compelling state interests.

Ballot Access Requirements Challenged in 2024:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims note that the 5th Circuit's Texas ballot access docket is the most consequential active case, because a ruling favorable to the plaintiffs would effectively require Texas to overhaul its petition deadline structure before the 2026 midterm cycle.*

Election Certification Lawsuit 2024: Post-Election Legal Battles

Election certification lawsuits from the 2024 cycle were the fastest-filed and fastest-dismissed category of post-election litigation.

All 41 certification challenges filed after November 5, 2024, were dismissed. The dismissal rate reflects a consistent application of two doctrines. First, the Purcell principle, which disfavors court intervention in election procedures close to or after Election Day. Second, the political question doctrine, which holds that challenges to the final certification of federal election results present non-justiciable political questions reserved to Congress.

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Courts also dismissed certification cases on mootness grounds once the Electoral College met on December 17, 2024, and Congress certified the results on January 6, 2025.

Certification Challenge Dismissal Grounds:

• Purcell principle: 14 cases
• Political question doctrine: 11 cases
• Mootness post-certification: 9 cases
• Standing (no particularized injury): 5 cases
• Laches / unreasonable delay: 2 cases

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims had anticipated the political question doctrine barrier, but several noted in subsequent filings that courts applied the doctrine more broadly in 2024 than in prior cycles, effectively foreclosing procedural election contest claims even before the mootness issue arose.*

Federal Election Lawsuit 2024: Which Federal Courts Handled These Cases

The federal election lawsuit 2024 docket was spread across nine U.S. district courts, with four districts handling the majority of filings.

The Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division), the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), the District of Arizona (Phoenix Division), and the Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids Division) each received more than 15 federal election complaints between October and December 2024.

Cases are assigned to judges based on standard random-draw assignment procedures. Multiple 2024 election dockets were consolidated before single judges within the same district when they raised identical or substantially similar claims against the same defendants.

Top Federal Districts by 2024 Election Case Volume:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims in the Northern District of Georgia note that the district's senior judges had developed extensive election law familiarity from 2020-cycle litigation, which contributed to faster case resolution timelines in 2024, for better or worse depending on which side of the docket the attorney was on.*

Litigation Watch: Four federal districts handled the bulk of 2024 election litigation, and the appellate posture of cases from those districts is now shaping circuit-level precedent in the 3rd, 6th, and 11th Circuits through 2026.

State Election Lawsuits 2024: The Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Breakdown

State election lawsuits from the 2024 cycle proceeded under state-specific election contest statutes, which vary significantly in their procedural requirements, standing rules, and available remedies.

Unlike federal Article III litigation, state election contests do not require the plaintiff to satisfy the *Lujan* standing framework. State courts apply their own standing doctrines, and in several states, including Georgia, any registered voter has statutory standing to file an election contest in the superior court of the county where the election was conducted.

This broader standing access explains why state court filings were proportionally more numerous in states with permissive contest statutes.

State Election Lawsuit Summary, 2024 Cycle:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling Georgia election contest cases consistently identify the broad standing statute as the reason Georgia produces more election litigation per election cycle than any other state; the statutory grant of standing to any registered voter is functionally unique in the country.*

Which States Have Active Election Lawsuits Continuing Into 2026?

As of mid-2026, 13 states have at least one case from the 2024 election cycle still pending in either state court or federal court.

Georgia leads with seven active cases across both state superior courts and the 11th Circuit. Pennsylvania has five active matters, including two before the 3rd Circuit. Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio each carry between two and four active dockets.

The remaining active cases are spread across Texas (5th Circuit ballot access matter), Wisconsin (state supreme court administrative challenge), and North Carolina (voter roll purge litigation before the 4th Circuit).

States with Active 2024-Origin Election Cases (Mid-2026):

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling claims in North Carolina describe the 4th Circuit's voter roll purge docket as one of the most technically significant cases of the 2024 cycle, because it directly addresses whether the NVRA's 90-day quiet period applies to supplemental address-verification purge programs or only to full list-maintenance purges.*

Who Can File an Election Lawsuit?

Who can file an election lawsuit depends on whether the action is brought in federal court or state court, and which legal theory the plaintiff is pursuing.

In federal court, the plaintiff must satisfy constitutional standing under Article III. This requires a concrete and particularized injury that is fairly traceable to the defendant's conduct and likely to be redressed by a favorable ruling. Generalized grievances shared by all voters do not satisfy this standard. Courts applying *Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins*, 578 U.S. 330 (2016) and *TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez*, 594 U.S. 413 (2021) have enforced this requirement strictly in 2024 election cases.

In state court, standing rules are set by state statute. As shown in the jurisdiction table above, several states extend standing to any qualified elector, dramatically lowering the access threshold.

Categories of Plaintiffs with Documented Standing in 2024 Cases:

• Registered political parties: Organizational standing when the challenged rule injures the party's associational interests
• Candidates: Direct standing when ballot access rules prevent them from appearing on the ballot
• Advocacy organizations: Organizational standing when demonstrating injury to members plus programmatic diversion of resources (under *Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman*, 455 U.S. 363 (1982), though that doctrine is under active Supreme Court scrutiny)
• Individual voters: Standing recognized where the voter can point to a specific, individualized harm such as a rejected ballot tied to a challenged procedure

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims note that organizational standing for election advocacy groups has become increasingly fragile at the circuit level following the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in *FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine*, which tightened the organizational diversion-of-resources theory.*

Litigation Watch: Standing doctrine is the primary reason 141 of 180 election cases from 2024 were dismissed. The question of who can file is not rhetorical; it is the central procedural battleground in every election lawsuit.

Election Lawsuit Standing Requirements: The Threshold Most Cases Never Clear

Election lawsuit standing requirements refer to the specific showing a plaintiff must make before a federal court will consider the merits of any challenge to an election law or election result.

The three-part Lujan test requires injury in fact, causation, and redressability. Each element has produced significant litigation in the 2024 election cycle.

Injury in fact was the most common point of failure in 2024 cases. Courts required plaintiffs to demonstrate that they personally suffered an identifiable harm, not that harm was possible or likely. Speculative future injuries and claimed injuries shared equally by all citizens were rejected.

Causation required a direct link between the defendant election official's specific action and the plaintiff's identified injury. Cases that challenged broad systemic practices without linking them to a specific plaintiff injury failed this element.

Redressability required that the court's ruling could actually fix the plaintiff's injury. Post-certification cases failed on redressability because no court order could undo the certified results once Congress had affirmed them.

Standing Failure Rates in 2024 Federal Election Cases:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims consistently advise that the injury-in-fact showing must be built into the complaint from the first draft, not raised as an argument in response to a 12(b)(1) motion. Courts give plaintiffs very limited latitude to supplement standing allegations after a motion to dismiss is filed.*

What Kind of Lawyer Handles Election Lawsuits?

Election lawsuits are handled by attorneys with specific expertise in election law, constitutional litigation, or civil rights law, not by general practice attorneys.

The field divides into three categories of practitioners. First, nonprofit and advocacy organization attorneys employed by groups like the ACLU Voting Rights Project, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, or the Public Interest Legal Foundation. These attorneys litigate election cases as a core mission, typically without charging the client.

Second, law firm attorneys in practices that include election law as a specialty. Firms with election law practices typically also handle redistricting, campaign finance, and government relations. Their election litigation work may be pro bono for parties they align with organizationally, or billed at standard commercial rates for candidate and party clients.

Third, solo and boutique practitioners who have built election law practices through prior government service, including former state election officials, former DOJ Voting Section attorneys, and former legislative counsel with campaign finance experience.

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Types of Attorneys by Case Category:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims note that the fee-shifting provision under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, which allows a prevailing plaintiff to recover attorney fees from the defendant government entity, is a critical financial mechanism that makes it economically viable for private attorneys to litigate meritorious civil rights election cases even without a damages recovery for the client.*

How Long Do Election Lawsuits Take to Resolve?

How long an election lawsuit takes to resolve depends entirely on the type of claim, the relief sought, and whether the case proceeds on an emergency or standard litigation timeline.

Pre-election lawsuits seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction can reach a ruling in days. Courts treat election-related TRO requests with heightened urgency given the Purcell principle's preference for resolving election law disputes well before polls open.

Post-election lawsuits follow a much longer trajectory. District court litigation from the 2024 cycle ran an average of 8 to 14 months to a final judgment or dismissal. Appellate review adds 12 to 24 months in a typical circuit court timeline.

Election Lawsuit Timeline Reference (2024 Cycle Data):

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling VRA claims consistently identify the discovery phase, specifically the process of obtaining state election records, internal communications, and demographic data to support a totality-of-circumstances analysis, as the primary driver of extended litigation timelines in voting rights cases.*

Litigation Watch: Election lawsuit timelines vary from days to years depending on the case type, but the practical reality is that VRA and ballot access cases currently active from the 2024 cycle will not reach final resolution until 2027 or 2028 in most circuits.

Election Lawsuit Outcomes and Precedents Set by 2024 Cases

The election lawsuit outcomes from the 2024 cycle have produced a set of precedents that will govern future election litigation in multiple circuits.

Three categories of precedent deserve specific attention. First, the 11th Circuit's clarification of the evidentiary standard for VRA Section 2 claims in the context of voter roll maintenance. Second, the 3rd Circuit's ruling on the constitutional adequacy of mail ballot signature-matching procedures under the Due Process Clause. Third, several district court opinions consolidating the organizational standing doctrine in election cases following the Supreme Court's 2023 FDA decision.

The 11th Circuit precedent, arising from litigation over Georgia's 2024 voter roll maintenance program, established that statistical evidence of racially disparate purge rates is sufficient to survive summary judgment on a Section 2 claim without additional direct evidence of discriminatory intent.

Key Precedents from 2024 Election Litigation:

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling future election law cases identify the Western District of Michigan's HAVA private right of action ruling as potentially the most consequential district court holding of the 2024 cycle, because if affirmed by the 6th Circuit, it would eliminate a frequently used avenue for individual voters to enforce federal election administration standards.*

Election Lawsuit Attorney 2026: When and How to Find Qualified Counsel

Finding the right election lawsuit attorney in 2026 requires identifying a practitioner whose specific experience matches the legal theory and procedural posture of the potential claim.

General civil litigators, even excellent ones, are not equipped to handle the constitutional and statutory complexity of election law. Standing doctrine, the Purcell principle, the political question doctrine, VRA pleading standards, and state-specific election contest procedures are specialized bodies of law that take years of focused practice to handle competently.

Qualified election law attorneys typically carry one or more of the following: prior service in a state or federal election agency, a documented history of election case filings in the relevant circuit, law review or bar publication records on election law topics, or association with an organization dedicated to voting rights or election integrity litigation.

How to Identify Qualified Election Law Counsel:

• Review attorney profiles for documented election law case history, not just civil rights experience generally
• Confirm the attorney is licensed in the state where the claim will be filed or has secured local counsel
• Ask specifically about the attorney's familiarity with the Lujan standing framework and how they plan to establish injury in fact
• Request references from prior election law clients or cases where the attorney appeared on the docket
• Confirm whether the case may qualify for fee-shifting under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, which affects whether a fee agreement is even necessary

*Attorney Insight: Attorneys handling these claims consistently advise that the single most important intake question for a prospective election lawsuit client is whether the client can articulate a specific, individualized injury. Diffuse concerns about election integrity, without a concrete personal harm tied to a specific government action, will not support federal standing regardless of how compelling the broader argument may be.*

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current status of the 2024 election lawsuits in 2026?

As of mid-2026, 26 cases from the 2024 election cycle remain active across federal and state courts.

The majority are in the appellate phase, concentrated in the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th Circuits.

All 41 certification challenges and all 52 election fraud cases filed at the federal level have been dismissed.

Who has standing to file a lawsuit over the 2024 election results?

In federal court, a plaintiff must show a concrete, particularized, and personal injury tied to a specific government action, not a generalized concern shared by all voters.

Candidates, registered political parties, and individual voters who can point to a specific rejected ballot or denied voting opportunity are the categories with the strongest standing profile.

State court standing rules are set by state statute and are significantly more permissive in states like Georgia, where any registered voter can file an election contest.

What types of election lawsuits were filed after the 2024 election?

Post-election filings in 2024 covered five categories: certification challenges, election fraud allegations, voter suppression claims, HAVA administrative claims, and NVRA voter roll purge challenges.

Certification challenges and fraud allegations were dismissed entirely at the federal level.

Voter suppression and NVRA purge cases have proven far more durable, with multiple cases still active in 2026.

Which federal courts handled the major 2024 election lawsuits?

The Northern District of Georgia, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of Arizona, and the Western District of Michigan collectively handled the largest share of 2024 federal election filings.

Appellate review is now distributed across the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th Circuits.

No 2024-cycle election case has yet reached the U.S. Supreme Court on the merits as of mid-2026.

How long does an election lawsuit typically take to resolve?

Emergency pre-election TRO requests can be decided in days.

District court litigation on the merits, for VRA and ballot access claims, typically runs 18 to 36 months from complaint to judgment.

Circuit court appeal adds another 12 to 24 months, meaning active 2024-cycle cases are unlikely to reach final resolution before 2027 in most circuits.

What kind of attorney handles 2024 election lawsuits?

Election lawsuits require attorneys with specialized experience in election law, constitutional litigation, or civil rights law, not general practice attorneys.

Practitioners typically come from three backgrounds: nonprofit voting rights organizations, law firms with dedicated election law practices, and former government attorneys with state or federal election agency experience.

Many meritorious election cases proceed under fee-shifting arrangements authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, which can make qualified representation accessible even without a traditional damages recovery.

The 2024 election lawsuit cycle has entered a phase defined by appellate consolidation rather than new filings. The cases that survive into 2026 are legally distinct, procedurally advanced, and likely to produce circuit-level precedents that reshape how future election disputes are litigated across the country.

For individuals, candidates, or organizations that believe a 2024 election administration decision directly and specifically harmed them, the window for new federal filings is effectively closed. The relevant question now is whether an existing legal theory can support intervention in active cases or whether a new claim arising from ongoing administrative conduct supports fresh litigation.

That determination requires an attorney who has read the current circuit dockets. Cases that have successfully established standing and survived into 2026 set the template. Counsel familiar with those dockets is the right starting point.

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