Election Law

1276 ABA Journal Election Law articles.

Ohio Judge’s Complaint about Opponent’s ‘Robocalls’ Advances

An Ohio judge’s complaint about false statements in his election opponent’s automated “robocalls” to potential voters has advanced to the state’s election commission. The complaint by Judge John Connor of Franklin County targets candidate David Goodman for claims that the judge released an admitted criminal, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The…

Oct 17, 2008 12:03 PM CDT

Supreme Court Considers Percentages in Voting Rights Case

The U.S. Supreme Court considered yesterday whether the Voting Rights Act protects the dilution of minority voting strength in “coalition” districts where minorities make up less than half of the population. The state of North Carolina argued the law protects voting strength in such districts, and lawsuits should be allowed…

Oct 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT

Ga. Supremes Toss Suit Claiming Transgender Candidate Misled Voters

The Georgia Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit that contended a transgender politician misled voters by running as a woman. The court said Michelle Bruce did not cast doubt on the election results by using a female name on the ballot for the Riverdale Council, the New York Times reports.…

Oct 7, 2008 1:53 PM CDT

ABA Online Election Materials May Help Judges as Well as Voters

Imagine you go to the polls to cast a vote and find that your eligibility is questioned or the poll closes while you are in line. What rights do you have? The ABA has the answers in an online pamphlet (PDF) listing voter rights and responsibilities, part of its online…

Sep 23, 2008 6:09 PM CDT

Four Gibson Dunn Associates Represent McCain in Citizenship Suits

Four associates at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C., have racked up a string of victories as they fight for John McCain’s right to be president. The associates are volunteering their time to defend claims that McCain’s birth to a Navy officer in the Panama Canal Zone makes him…

Sep 19, 2008 11:36 AM CDT

Judge Tosses Suit Claiming McCain is not a Citizen

A federal judge in San Francisco has tossed a lawsuit that had contended John McCain is not a U.S. citizen and should not be allowed on the ballot. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said McCain’s birth in the Panama Canal Zone made him a citizen under the relevant statutes, Legal…

Sep 18, 2008 3:25 PM CDT

Tulane Law Dean Apologizes to La. Justices for Errors in Study of Donor Influence

The dean of Tulane law school is apologizing to the Louisiana Supreme Court for errors in a professor’s study that had found campaign contributions appear to influence the justices’ votes. Dean Lawrence Ponoroff said “miscalculation in the underlying data” had called into question the reliability of some or all of…

Sep 18, 2008 2:41 PM CDT

6-Lawyer Pillsbury Team Launches New Public Policy Practice at Crowell

After moving in 2006 from Patton Boggs to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, a six-lawyer public policy group has now shifted its operations to Crowell & Mooring. They are establishing a new public policy and political law practice at the Washington, D.C., law firm, which is also bringing C&M Capitolink, its…

Sep 15, 2008 5:21 PM CDT

Associate Quits O’Melveny & Myers to Volunteer Full-Time for Obama

Lee Fink had worked for O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles for seven years as a litigation associate when he quit his job in June to spend 12-hour days volunteering for Barack Obama. Fink has rented out his house and traveled to Denver, living off his savings and renting a…

Sep 3, 2008 12:29 PM CDT

Trial Lawyers Shift from Edwards to Obama

Many trial lawyers who once supported Sen. John Edwards for the Democratic presidential nomination have shifted allegiance to Barack Obama. Jay Urban, a Milwaukee trial lawyer, has raised at least $100,000 for Obama, Roll Call reports. “I think it’s safe to say, trial lawyers are a little bit like the…

Sep 2, 2008 2:48 PM CDT

Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Campaign Finance Violations

Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce O’Donnell has pleaded not guilty to charges that he violated campaign finance laws. A trial date was set for Oct. 21, the National Law Journal reports. The charges stem from allegations that O’Donnell reimbursed his staff and others for $26,000 in campaign contributions, reportedly made…

Aug 27, 2008 5:26 PM CDT

Biden Fought to Preserve Delaware as Corporate Bankruptcy Forum

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden opposed a bill that would have cut down on the number of corporate bankruptcies filed in his home state of Delaware. Biden says companies like the efficiencies of having an experienced court handle their complicated bankruptcies, but critics point out that the senator’s stance…

Aug 27, 2008 12:39 PM CDT

Young Protester in Denver Finds 1st Arrest a Daunting Experience

Arrested for the first time in his life while protesting in Denver on Monday night, as the Democratic National Convention was getting into gear, a young Colorado man identified as “Martin” says he didn’t do anything wrong. “I was marching to make people aware that they should be worried about…

Aug 26, 2008 11:31 PM CDT

Woman Who Registered Pooch to Vote is Out of Legal Doghouse

It started out as a protest of what Jan Balogh thought were lax voter registration standards. But it turned into a drawn-out legal ordeal that finally ended this week when a judge dismissed misdemeanor false statement charges against her. So what was the alleged crime? Balogh used an old utility…

Aug 26, 2008 9:37 PM CDT

Biden Donates Campaign Contributions by Scruggs and Associates

Former Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has donated charity campaign contributions to charity from trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and other associates involved in a plot to bribe a judge. Biden gave $4,600 to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition from Scruggs and his son Zach, the Delaware News Journal reports.…

Aug 22, 2008 1:44 PM CDT

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Election Law

Ohio Judge’s Complaint about Opponent’s ‘Robocalls’ Advances

Supreme Court Considers Percentages in Voting Rights Case

Ga. Supremes Toss Suit Claiming Transgender Candidate Misled Voters

ABA Online Election Materials May Help Judges as Well as Voters

Four Gibson Dunn Associates Represent McCain in Citizenship Suits

Judge Tosses Suit Claiming McCain is not a Citizen

Tulane Law Dean Apologizes to La. Justices for Errors in Study of Donor Influence

6-Lawyer Pillsbury Team Launches New Public Policy Practice at Crowell

Associate Quits O’Melveny & Myers to Volunteer Full-Time for Obama

Trial Lawyers Shift from Edwards to Obama

Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Campaign Finance Violations

Biden Fought to Preserve Delaware as Corporate Bankruptcy Forum

Young Protester in Denver Finds 1st Arrest a Daunting Experience

Woman Who Registered Pooch to Vote is Out of Legal Doghouse

Biden Donates Campaign Contributions by Scruggs and Associates

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