Here’s my yearly roundup of election law academic hires, promotions moves, visits, accolades:
Jesse Allen received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Joey Fishkin received tenure at UT Austin, and… Continue reading
Alan Greenblatt for Governing:
Just how much demand there can be for a good campaign lawyer was on dramatic display this week. Marc Elias has been the go-to attorney for high-profile Democrats for years. But he’s had a particularly eventful… Continue reading
WisPolitics.com:
Next month as the GAB is replaced by two new entities.
Kennedy, who turned 64 in March, told WisPolitics.com today he decided last year he wanted to retire after 2016. He moved up his timeline after the GOP-led… Continue reading
Watch:
A fond farewell to teaching rarely brings kudos from the nation’s highest court. But Frank Askin, leaving Rutgers Law School after 50 years, is no retiring professor. The dean of New Jersey’s civil rights bar, he’s leaving his mark… Continue reading
Jamie, who is quite a mensch, is poised to go to Congress, replacing Chris van Hollen, who has gone on to win the Democratic Senate nomination for Maryland.
Politico:
Donald Trump has made another new significant hire as he prepares for the possibility of a contested convention, bringing William McGinley, a prominent Republican political attorney and a veteran of past delegate battles, into his campaign.
McGinley is expected… Continue reading
Must-read WaPo:
But there’s another reason McGahn may have been willing to work for Trump.
Shortly after McGahn started at Jones Day he picked up a new client: Aaron Schock, the congressman who was then reeling from a scandal… Continue reading