As the presidential election looms, speculation continues to mount over what might happen should the White House change hands. In this special report, The National Law Journal considers the possibilities of retiring Supreme Court justices, shifting priorities at the Department of Justice, and the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also, we ask midsize firms to forecast the effect of a Romney or Obama victory on their business, and see how attorneys are preparing to do battle over potential contested results.
Electing a Supreme Court
At the end of the second year of President Obama’s second term, will Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg decide to retire? Or, at the end of the second year of President Romney’s first term, will Justice Antonin Scalia choose to call it a day?
