Election and Political Law

  • Delaware Law Weekly

    Illegal Effort to Pump Up Turnout Doesn't Torpedo School District Election

    By Tom McParland | May 24, 2017

    The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday ruled that the Red Clay Consolidated School District violated election laws in a special election that raised property taxes tied to school funding but declined to invalidate the results, citing "dysfunction" in Delaware's system for funding public schools.

  • 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.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Judicial Primary Results Mixed for Party-Endorsed, Bar-Recommended Candidates

    By Max Mitchell | May 18, 2017

    On Tuesday, Philadelphians effectively chose the nine judicial candidates who will be taking seats on the Common Pleas and Municipal Court benches next year.

  • 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.

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