Election and Political Law

  • New York Law Journal

    Specter of 'McDonnell' Haunts Skelos' Appeal of Bribery Conviction

    By Andrew Denney | May 18, 2017

    At oral arguments Thursday for former New York state Sen. Dean Skelos' appeal against his 2015 bribery conviction, a prosecutor admitted that the government "went too far" by stating at trial that arranging a meeting between a state department and a company who hired his son constituted an "official act" worthy of a conviction.

  • National Law Journal

    Clinton Impeachment Lawyers Say Trump's Safe … For Now

    By Cogan Schneier | May 17, 2017

    Attorneys involved in the last impeachment this country saw, that of Bill Clinton nearly 20 years ago, cautioned that any talk of removing Trump is premature.

  • National Law Journal

    Here's Some Advice for Trump From the White-Collar Bar

    By Marcia Coyle | May 17, 2017

    The daily Trump-Comey-Flynn imbroglio and its potential legal ramifications for President Donald Trump suggest it may be time—or past time—for the embattled president to "lawyer up" with outside counsel, veteran white-collar defense lawyers say.

  • National Law Journal

    ABA Counters Trump's Transgender Directive in Appeals Court

    By Marcia Coyle | May 16, 2017

    The consequences of discrimination follow transgender students and their classmates into the legal profession, warned the American Bar Association in an amicus brief that urged a federal appellate court to find that such unfairness violates federal civil rights.

  • Supreme Court Brief

    David Stras: Trump Judicial Nominee and SCOTUS Reformer

    By Tony Mauro | May 15, 2017

    David Stras once wrote that U.S. Supreme Court justices should not have term limits. Instead, he said they should be incentivized to leave when they get old, through "golden parachute" pensions and a heavier workload, including being forced to hear cases around the country by "riding the circuits." Stras, 42, an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, may be able to continue his scholarly scrutiny from the inside. President Donald Trump this month announced plans to nominate Stras to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

  • National Law Journal

    Alice Fisher of Latham Considered for FBI Director—But Who Is She?

    By Katelyn Polantz | May 13, 2017

    Washington corporate defense lawyer Alice Fisher interviewed on Saturday to be the next FBI Director, after the agency was shocked by the firing of James Comey last week. Fisher's among the reported top contenders. The National Law Journal has done comprehensive coverage of Fisher, the former Bush-era Criminal Division chief-turned law firm leader, over the years, since she's been a major name in public service at the U.S. Justice Department and private practice at Latham & Watkins. Here are some highlights of Fisher's career.

  • National Law Journal

    Trump's Justice Department Works Both Sides of the CFPB

    By Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2017

    The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department is both simultaneously challenging and backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a litigation whirlwind as Republicans and business advocates push reforms that would strip some power from the Obama-era federal agency.

  • The Recorder

    Budget Would Give Becerra 19 New Lawyers to Fight Trump

    By Cheryl Miller | May 11, 2017

    Gov. Jerry Brown's revised state budget proposal gives the Attorney General's Office an additional $6.5 million and 31 positions to handle the "new legal workload" associated with fighting Trump administration policies.

  • National Law Journal

    Solicitor General Nominee Pledges 'Independence and Candor'

    By Tony Mauro | May 10, 2017

    Noel Francisco sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, even though some senators appeared preoccupied by President Donald Trump's Tuesday firing of FBI Director James Comey.

  • National Law Journal

    Quotable Comey: CEOs Must Be 'Maniacal' About Ethics

    By C. Ryan Barber | May 10, 2017

    As the now-fired FBI Director James Comey weighs his next move, here's a look back at some of the comments companies and law firms might find compelling as they consider contacting the dispatched director about a possible return to the private sector.

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