Election & Politics Law – May 23, 2012

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/22/2012

Last week, the American Banker reported that while the legislative “fix” to the CFPB privilege waiver problem is stalled in the Senate, an alternative version of the legislation is being circulated in Congress. This...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/14/2012

Six Virginia Sheriff’s office employees sued the Sheriff of Hampton, B.J. Roberts, both individually and in his official capacity, after they were fired from their jobs in 2009. Roberts was running for re-election during...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/3/2012

This advisory is an update of a prior advisory, dated March 19, 2012 discussing Georgia Senate Bill 448. On February 27, 2012, the Georgia Senate unanimously passed Bill 448, entitled the “Small Business Protection Act”...more

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/1/2012

In This Issue: IN DEPTH -- Growing Trend of Third-Party Litigation Funding Creates Mixed Opinions; ADR CONVERSATIONS -- JAMS Panelists Receive Prestigious ADR Award; ADR NEWS & CASE UPDATES; DOMESTIC FOCUS -- Good Faith...more

by Morgan Lewis on 4/10/2012

The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. —, 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010), lifted long-standing limits on corporate and labor union political spending. Prior to Citizens United, federal...more

by Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 3/30/2012

The decision last week by Judge Amy Berman Jackson – an Obama appointee – to reject EPA’s authority to withdraw its “specification” which authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a § 404 permit to the Mingo Logan...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/28/2012

Previously Published in Bloomberg BNA Copyright (C) 2012 by the Bureau of National Affairs, INC. Politicians often claim that judges should not be ‘‘activists,’’ but instead should exercise ‘‘judicial restraint.’’ In...more

by Dickinson Wright on 3/21/2012

The first decision in the lawsuit filed by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and other employer associations contesting the new Rule promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to require all...more