American elections are quite an exciting spectacle. Campaigns run for months or even years before election day. Television and print advertising sensationalize candidates and smear opponents. Full Story
The strategies used by the Obama campaign to win re-election are very instructive for lawyers who wish to effectively develop new business. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina spoke with Mike Allen last week at Politico’s Playbook Breakfast about the campaign’s successful grassroots efforts. Messina’s interview with Mike Allen was later discussed at length among a group of panelists on MSBC’s Morning Joe program.
The Election of 2012 demonstrated in the starkest possible terms how formerly unheralded nuances of federal election and tax law have the capacity to affect the fundamental underpinnings of our democracy in the most direct way possible. Full Story
The defeat of two incumbent supreme court justices has led some to consider making changes to the judicial election process. Neither justices’ qualifications were called into question, and both received higher ratings from the state bar association than did their challengers—one of whom was “not recommended.” Full Story
While the landmark decision of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), opened the door to unlimited corporate spending independent of candidates, it also opened the door to unlimited debate over the appropriate balance between freedom of speech and the disclosure of who is funding groups that are making independent expenditures or participating in issue advocacy. Full Story
Right there with employment, privacy law stands as one of the most interesting and most-discussed areas of law during President Barack Obama’s first term in office. Though we saw a lot of action, not all of it is attributable to the President, and the same may hold true during Obama’s second term. Joining me now to offer his thoughts on what the realm of privacy law will look like over the coming years—at both the federal and state level—is the Chair of Littler‘s Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Philip Gordon, author on their Workplace Privacy Counsel blog. Full Story
In the wake of last week’s re-election of President Obama and a Republican House majority, Americans are left with many questions: What is this “fiscal cliff” I keep hearing about? What are my responsibilities under Obamacare? Is there really a possibility of comprehensive immigration reform?
“You are pretending you are in New York, and we are pretending we are voting. Sigh! What a dream.” @I鸭梨山大 I have used the sub-title ‘A Hypothetical Election Between Nationalists And Communists Hits The Chinese Web’ because the title, ‘Electoral Map: What If China Became a Multiparty Democracy Tomorrow?’is a little misleading.
Elections have consequences. What are the consequences of the 2012 election on U.S. federal privacy, data security and breach notice legislation? We outline some key developments in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and explain how these developments might affect legislative priorities and prospects for the 113th Congress beginning in 2013. Full Story
With the reelection of President Obama, it is clear that employers should be preparing to comply with all of the applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”).
The Direction of CEQA “Reform” Under Proposed SB 731: One Step Up and Three Steps Back? http://t.co/BNOOs6CEIc - @msrlegal Great Disappearing Acts: CA Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors http://t.co/2KLVOMA2eZ - @MintzLevin CalPERS Releases Circular Addressing Affordable Care Act http://t.co/rMCRVxWUJK - @lcwlegal Washington’s New BUI Laws: Now Alcohol and Water Really Do Not Mix http://t.co/gKq2dySY0M - @GrahamDunnPC