Election and Political Law

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Legaltech News

    California Judge Admonished for 'Reckless' Facebook Post

    By Cheryl Miller | June 1, 2017

    The Orange County judge had claimed on Facebook that a prosecutor was sleeping with a defense attorney whose cases she was overseeing.

  • 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.

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