The Cozen Lens ·With Election Day approaching quickly, both candidates are trying to make tonight’s debate as consequential as the last one. ·The contest for the 2025 Senate majority is coming down to the wire, but recent...more
The Cozen Lens - •As much as the whole country can’t help but tune in to former President Trump’s guilty verdict, the fact is that the political ramifications only matter insofar as they may swing three states. •The Biden...more
The Cozen Lens - •Democrats would have to run the board in a bunch of vulnerable races to maintain control of the Senate. Although unlikely, it’s not impossible, as Republicans proved in the midterm elections. ...more
During the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, the efficacy of the American electoral process and the 1887 Electoral Count Act was drawn to the forefront of the public consciousness. To many, the century-plus old law...more
The Cozen Lens- President Biden is taking actions to move towards the center of the electorate as he prepares a re-election bid. Underlying this move is a desire to be a palatable alternative to MAGA Republicans as well as...more
Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that he can and should run as a third-party candidate in the general election if he fails to win the Republican nomination. The authors, practicing lawyers specializing in political...more
In Washington: The House and Senate early Thursday morning affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The joint session to count electoral votes was delayed hours by a violent insurrection at the Capitol after President...more
Predictions from our attorneys in the practice areas that affect employers. NOTE FROM ROBIN: The following went out as a legal bulletin on Thursday. I'm reproducing it here for those of you who do not subscribe to our...more
In Washington: A bipartisan group of lawmakers is splitting its $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal into two packages. The plan reportedly will include a $160 billion proposal that ties together the two most...more
It's official! (Well, close enough.) This evening, the Electoral College confirmed Joseph R. Biden as winner of the 2020 Presidential election. Congress will not do an official count of the electoral votes until January 6,...more
As we have done for every U.S. national election since 2004, we are pleased to share with you Kelley Drye’s 2020 Election Analysis, prepared by the firm’s Government Relations and Public Policy team. This election has...more
On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Chiafalo v. Washington, No. 19-465, holding that states may penalize “faithless electors" who break their pledge to vote for their party’s presidential nominee. For every...more