By Marcia Coyle | January 4, 2021
"While Senator Hawley's effort is obviously doomed to failure, it is still a bare-faced assault on our democracy and a contemptible gesture toward a coup d'etat by President Donald J. Trump and his supporters," hundreds of Yale law schools alums said.
By Marcia Coyle | Mike Scarcella | January 4, 2021
"This is as blatant an attempt to steal an election as you will ever hear," Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said on Twitter. And George Conway stated: "The real question that pops up here, and pops up again and again, is how delusional is he? Is he that delusional, or is he just desperate? I think it's a little bit of both."
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By Amanda McGinn and Zara Shore | December 28, 2020
Even when incarcerated individuals obtain the right to vote, they still face obstacles.
By C. Ryan Barber | December 23, 2020
Trump also pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner. In 2005, the elder Kushner pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions and tax evasion.
By Nate Robson | Jacqueline Thomsen | December 23, 2020
Mark Aronchick discusses how he prepared for a high-profile election case that included a surprise appearance by Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
By Mike Scarcella | December 22, 2020
Elizabeth Wilkins, a Yale Law School graduate and native of the District of Columbia, clerked for Justice Elena Kagan during the 2014-2015 term.
By Meredith Hobbs | December 21, 2020
Out-of-state lawyers in firms such as Wachtell, Skadden, Wilmer, Latham, Paul Weiss and Cooley—which have no Atlanta offices—have contributed heavily to the Georgia U.S. Senate races.
By Marcia Coyle | December 18, 2020
The ACLU's Dale Ho, who argued against Trump, said Friday: "The legal mandate is clear—every single person counts in the census, and every single person is represented in Congress. If this policy is ever actually implemented, we'll be right back in court challenging it."
By Marcia Coyle | December 14, 2020
On Jan. 20, the date for the inauguration of Biden, Trump's term in office ends. The justices are unlikely to act on the Trump petition for review before that date, and even if the petition were granted review before Jan. 20, the court would not issue a decision before Trump leaves office.
By Marcia Coyle | December 11, 2020
The Supreme Court said Texas lacked standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. "Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections," the court's order stated.
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