Election and Political Law

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • New York Law Journal

    Brooklyn Lawyer Cleared of Illegal Voting to Run for Judge

    By Andrew Denney | May 26, 2017

    Brooklyn attorney John O'Hara, the first person charged with illegal voting since Susan B. Anthony, has over the past several years been reinstated to the bar and had his name cleared. Now he is setting his sights on a new challenge: He wants to lead a slate of insurgent candidates to run this year in the Democratic primary for open seats on the bench in Brooklyn Civil Court.

  • 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.

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