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National Law Journal

Holder Urges Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. urged Congress today to restore voting rights to felons who are no longer under federal or state supervision, calling restrictions in place now "profoundly outdated."
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National Law Journal

Holder Urges Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. urged state and federal lawmakers today to restore voting rights to felons who are no longer under federal or state supervision, calling restrictions in place now "profoundly outdated."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Denies Injunction to Lawyer in D.C. Attorney General Spat

Paul Zukerberg, a lawyer challenging the D.C. Council's decision to delay the city's first election of an attorney general, lost his bid to require city election officials to include him on the ballot.
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National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Obama challenged on professional diversity of judicial picks, attorneys face allegations of wrongdoing and a call for outside counsel to quit in the Utah same-sex marriage case.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Motorola Solutions Connects With New Top Lobbyist

Robert Hoffman is stepping down as the top lobbyist at the Information Technology Industry Council to dial up lobbying efforts for Motorola Solutions Inc.
2 minute read

Law.com

Debo Adegbile Gets Committee Approval for Civil Rights Post

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.
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National Law Journal

Debo Adegbile Gets Committee Approval for Civil Rights Post

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Skeptical of Injunction Blocking Delay of D.C. Attorney General Election

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge expressed skepticism today about an attempt to block the D.C. Council's decision last fall to delay the city's first election for an attorney general.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Presidential and Legislative Efforts on Voting Reform

In their Government and Election Law column, Jerry H. Goldfeder of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and Myrna Pérez of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law review a bill intended to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court's constitutional critique in 'Shelby County v. Holder' and the recommendations to improve our nation's voting experience released by the Presidential Commission on Election Administration.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Political Parties Can't Agree on One Primary Date

By | February 04, 2014
Republicans in the state Senate have filed a bill to move New York's primary day to late August, highlighting a lingering impasse with Assembly Democrats.
2 minute read

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