Interview with Leeza Garber (Part 2) – Digital Planning Podcast
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed Bill S7619 that will extend for another year the provision under New York Education Law that permits voters to use the risk of contracting COVID-19 as the basis for obtaining absentee...more
Qualified voters for the 2021 School District Elections can now apply for an absentee ballot when they are unable to appear personally at the polling place because there is a risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 or any...more
No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives. ...more
Elections for union representation have long been conducted in-person and with manual ballots. The National Labor Relations Board has a strong preference for in-person representation elections. However, the COVID-19...more
Spotlight - U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Burr's Petition for the South Carolina Election Commission: South Carolina's Witness Requirement on Absentee Ballots is Here to Stay - On October 5th, the Supreme Court...more
Late last week, the Law Court issued an important election law decision in Alliance for Retired Americans v. Secretary of State. In its opinion, the Court held that Maine’s deadline for receiving absentee ballots (8:00 p.m....more
For the past 14 years, Proskauer has partnered with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in its Election Protection initiative, a nonpartisan project mobilizing law firms, law schools, in-house counsel, and other...more
In this episode, recorded on Sept. 14, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah returns to review the 2019 Supreme Court Term and preview the big cases and topics in the October 2020 Term. Among...more
Mail-In and Absentee Ballots Debated in COVID-19 Pandemic and Election Day Overlap - Two recent cases indicate a judicial willingness to intervene in election processes to protect and broaden voting rights. The cases...more
As North Carolina wraps up its second week of operating under Phase 2.5 of reopening and easing restrictions, Governor Roy Cooper and his Coronavirus Task Force reported a stabilization, and even decline, in the state's key...more
The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Your hosts, attorneys Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and...more
The Sunshine State is home to 22 million residents, creating diverse and ever-changing demographics. Because of the unique composition of Florida, navigating statewide campaigns can be challenging. Northwest Florida, or the...more
In Washington - Senate Republicans plan to introduce their “skinny” version of coronavirus relief legislation as early as Tuesday. The 169-page draft bill provides US$300 in weekly unemployment insurance benefits through...more
In Washington - The media continues to highlight the woes of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Trump administration moves to reorganize the independent agency during pandemic and upcoming elections. President Trump's...more
In Washington - White House officials and top Democrats have no plans to meet in the coming days. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-A) said today that Democrats and the Trump administration remained far apart regarding any...more
In Washington - Negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief bill continued behind closed doors Wednesday in meetings between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, House Speaker Nancy...more
On July 6, 2020, Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a directive regarding 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for county boards of elections. This directive also provides guidance on...more
On Tuesday, Jill H. Coffman, director of the National Labor Relations Board’s Region 20 office in San Francisco, issued an order allowing furloughed hotel workers to hold union elections by mail in the midst of the COVID-19...more
The General Assembly passed a major piece of legislation dealing with elections this week by an overwhelming majority – something that has been rare for a number of years. The legislature also continued its piecemeal approach...more
On June 1 and 2, more than 45 volunteers across Proskauer’s US offices assisted voters in exercising their right to vote through a virtual Election Protection call center in partnership with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...more
Heading into this year, 2020 was set to be one of the most interesting and consequential elections in recent history. However, the 2020 election cycle has been upended by the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Voters...more
This week marked seventy days since the inception of New York on PAUSE (Policies to Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone). As COVID-19 emergency response efforts continue to strategically transition into economic recovery and...more
The General Assembly returned from the Memorial Day holiday and got back to work on the 2020 Regular Session. Tuesday ended with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees meeting jointly for a revenue forecast that was...more
The General Assembly began it’s 2020 Short Session in earnest this week. Lawmakers had previously been in Raleigh the week of April 28th to enact legislation dealing directly COVID-19. Despite it being the first “real”...more
On May 19, 2020, federal District Court Judge Fred Biery from the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters, regardless of age, disability, or presence, to apply for mail-in...more