Election & Political Law

Campaign finance spending from Big Law firms and lawyers; state and federal judicial nominations

  • Litigation Daily

    The Donald Jr. Crisis: What Was Done Right

    By Elizabeth Lampert | July 12, 2017

    PR 101 would advise anyone in crisis that addressing the media quickly is imperative. It's not ideal Donald Trump Jr.'s story rapidly changed, but in short order, he leapfrogged the New York Times to get his message out there--and that counts.

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  • Litigation Daily

    This is Why No One Wants to Represent the Trumps

    By Jenna Greene | July 12, 2017

    Having a bad day? Hate your job? Take some solace in the fact that at least you don't represent a member of the Trump family.

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  • National Law Journal

    High-Profile Team Sues Trump Campaign, Alleging Role in DNC Hack

    By Cogan Schneier | July 12, 2017

    A group of prominent lawyers is behind a new lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of Democratic donors against President Donald Trump and Roger Stone, who has advised Trump in an informal capacity.

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  • National Law Journal

    Mayer Brown Partners to Congress: Don't Play 'Kiddie Soccer' on Russia Investigation

    By Cogan Schneier | July 12, 2017

    In a rare glimpse of what it might be like to be their clients, Mayer Brown partners Richard Ben-Veniste and Andrew Frey offered some words of wisdom for lawmakers Tuesday on their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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  • National Law Journal

    What the Election-Law Camp Is Saying About Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails

    By Marcia Coyle | July 12, 2017

    Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for Donald Trump Jr., said the disclosure of his client's emails about Russia's work to share dirt on Hillary Clinton was "much ado about nothing." Comments from veteran election law attorneys, however, suggest otherwise—or at least raise more questions for Special Counsel Robert Mueller III's team. What follows is a snapshot of some of what lawyers are telling us and saying around the web about the legal significance of the newly disclosed emails.

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  • Daily Business Review

    ACLU Sues Trump Voting Commission in Miami

    By dailybusinessreview | Daily Business Review | July 11, 2017

    Civil rights activists are challenging President Donald Trump's commission on election fraud in Miami federal court.

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  • National Law Journal

    Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, Trump Pick for NLRB, Discloses Clients, Compensation

    By Erin Mulvaney | July 10, 2017

    Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, one of President Donald Trump's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, identified 49 former clients in a financial disclosure and said he would recuse himself, for up to a year, if any of the companies appear before the agency. Emanuel and fellow NLRB nominee Marvin Kaplan are set for confirmation hearings Thursday.

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  • Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, Trump Pick for NLRB, Discloses Clients, Compensation

    By Erin Mulvaney | July 10, 2017

    Uber, one of the Los Angeles shareholder's clients, has clashed with the labor board.Littler Mendelson's William Emanuel, one of President…

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  • National Law Journal

    Trump's FBI Pick Christopher Wray Earned $9.2M Partnership Share at King & Spalding

    By Katelyn Polantz and Mike Scarcella | July 10, 2017

    Christopher Wray, the King & Spalding white-collar partner who was nominated to replace fired FBI director James Comey, reported earning $9.2 million in his partnership share from 2016 and so far this year, according to financial documents made available Monday. Wray, a King & Spalding partner for nearly 12 years in the firm's Washington and Atlanta offices, also revealed numerous big-name clients in the required disclosure, released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Wray is set to appear Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.

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  • National Law Journal

    Is the CEO Pay Disclosure Rule Still Alive? And: SEC Takes On 'Fake News'

    By C. Ryan Barber | July 7, 2017

    CEOs are getting antsy about complying with an SEC rule that would expose compensation divides at companies. The SEC recently took on a "fake news" scheme. Federal trade regulators this week adopted an indemnity policy to protect its employees who get sued. And the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's taking heat from an unlikely source: the National Credit Union Administration. This is a roundup of regulatory and compliance news from ALM and around the web.

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