Election and Political Law

  • National Law Journal

    U.S. Airlines, Competing Anew for Cuba Flights, Face Trump Uncertainty

    By C. Ryan Barber | June 1, 2017

    A year after competing for coveted approvals to fly to Cuba's capital, major U.S. airlines are again squaring off to secure flights to Havana as the Trump administration weighs rolling back the Obama-era opening with the island nation. Still, despite the political uncertainty and business risks, U.S. carriers are not standing silent. Here's a snapshot at how airline in-house legal departments and outside counsel are putting pressure on regulators to act now.

  • The Recorder

    California Says Goodbye to Eric Holder Contract (Sort Of)

    By Cheryl Miller | June 1, 2017

    California's Assembly on Thursday ended its contract with Covington & Burling for guidance on fighting Trump administration policies—even as the state Senate pledged to continue working with the firm.

  • National Law Journal

    Jones Day Lawyers in Trump Administration Get Pass to Work With Former Colleagues

    By Katelyn Polantz | May 31, 2017

    Ex-Jones Day lawyers in the Trump White House received a blanket waiver clearing them of ethical conflicts, according to new disclosures. At least 11 other individuals in the White House, plus nearly all employees on the president's executive staff, are now allowed to take up some matters they may have worked on in prior jobs.

  • National Law Journal

    Trump Wouldn't Be the First President Asked to Testify in Congress

    By Marcia Coyle | May 31, 2017

    If the congressional committees investigating alleged Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential campaign eventually want to hear from President Donald Trump himself, don't count on a subpoena working its magic.

  • National Law Journal

    Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

    By Marcia Coyle | May 19, 2017

    Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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