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
Our efforts to keep you knowledgeable about legal issues related to the pandemic has become one of our most important services to our clients. COVID-19 challenges all of us. Our businesses, our families, and our personal...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
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
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
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
Here, we are expanding upon our eAlerts (where we provide substantive analysis on key issues), to deliver a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance,...more
The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature just reached the 30th day, or its half way point. As of today, the House has introduced 1289 bills, while the Senate introduced 725. We will continue reporting on...more
Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. UPCOMING REFERENDUM QUESTIONS – This week, we report on Maine ballot Question 5 regarding...more
Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Independent PAC Spending on Legislative Races Nears $500,000 - Political Action Committee and...more
Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the Florida...more
This week at the General Assembly was full of the hints that the Honorables were ready to wrap things up without actually wrapping things up....more