Election & Political Law

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

  • National Law Journal

    Slideshow: Trump Drops by SCOTUS for Gorsuch Ceremony

    By Marcia Coyle | June 15, 2017

    With President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching, Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday was officially invested as the 101st associate justice of the United States in a brief, formal ceremony in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • The Recorder

    Contra Costa DA, Latest Prosecutor Facing Scrutiny, Quits After Perjury Plea

    By Cheryl Miller | June 15, 2017

    Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned from office Wednesday, shortly before he pleaded no contest to a felony perjury charge. He was the first district attorney in decades to face removal from office in a proceeding initiated by a civil grand jury. In recent years, a number of elected prosecutors have found themselves under serious professional scrutiny.

    1 minute read

  • New York Law Journal

    Kurzon v. Democratic National Committee

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 9, 2017

    Suit Against Democrats Dismissed; Diversity Amount Not Satisfied, §1983 Claim Not Pleaded

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  • National Law Journal

    When a Boss 'Hopes,' Employees Know Exactly What That Means

    By Marcia Coyle | June 9, 2017

    James Comey said he knew what Donald Trump meant when he reportedly said he hoped the then-FBI director would drop the Michael Flynn investigation. That got New York labor lawyer Andrew Strom thinking with colleagues on Friday. Has the NLRB ever addressed "hope" in a case? Yes, the board has.

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  • New York Law Journal

    Matter of Dietl v. The Board of Elections in the City of N.Y.

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 7, 2017

    Board of Elections Found Correct in Denying Correction of Registration Form Application

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  • National Law Journal

    Anti-Pot States Can't Touch Colorado's Marijuana Law, Court Says

    By Cheryl Miller and Marcia Coyle | June 7, 2017

    A federal appellate panel on Wednesday blocked the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma from challenging Colorado's marijuana legalization law, saying their claims should be directed to the U.S. Supreme Court—a venue that has already refused to hear their fight.

    1 minute read

  • The Recorder

    North Carolina v. Covington

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 5, 2017

    U.S. Sup. Ct.; 16-1023 The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a district court order and remanded. The court held that the district court’s inadequate…

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  • Supreme Court Brief

    What Rehnquist Had to Say About Impeachment

    By Tony Mauro | June 5, 2017

    Seven years after he wrote a book about impeachment, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist presided over one: the trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, which resulted in acquittal. What follow are observations from Rehnquist about impeachment.

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  • New York Law Journal

    Hacking Elections: An Act of War?

    By Benjamin Dynkin, Barry Dynkin and Daniel Garrie | June 5, 2017

    Benjamin Dynkin, Barry Dynkin and Daniel Garrie write: Whether an action amounts to an Act of War under the international law of cyber warfare is a complex, intricate, legal question with serious political and military implications. It is not a vague, abstruse general term that can be filled with any meaning that might be politically expedient.

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  • 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.

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