Search for: "William Consovoy" Results 1 - 20 of 37
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
19 Jan 2023, 8:34 am by Howard Bashman
The post “William Consovoy, leading conservative lawyer, dies at 48; He played a key role in efforts to reshape voting laws and dismantle affirmative action, represented Donald Trump” appeared first on How Appealing. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 8:05 am by Rick Hasen
Trump in his effort to… Continue reading The post “William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to the Supreme Court” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 7:22 am by SCOTUSblog
Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court decision creates confusion over which firearm restrictions are constitutional (Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News) Google claims a Supreme Court defeat would transform the internet – for the worse (Brian Fung, CNN) Supreme Court Waits, and Waits Some More, to Issue First Opinion (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Law) William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to the Supreme Court (Clay Risen, The New York Times) Lawmakers set to… [read post]
12 Jan 2023, 6:44 pm by Howard Bashman
William Consovoy Dies at 48; Took Conservative Cases to the Supreme Court; He argued against affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act; He also represented former President Trump in his fight to avoid the release of his tax returns”: Clay Risen of The New York Times has written this obituary. [read post]
10 Jan 2023, 5:42 pm by Howard Bashman
The post “Prominent conservative lawyer William Consovoy dies at 48” appeared first on How Appealing. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Sullivan emphasized his role is not to serve as a “rubber stamp” when it comes to reviewing Attorney General William Barr’s questionable request to toss the prosecution of the highest-ranking Trump adviser charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. [read post]
24 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Trump Slumps, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate New York Times – Shane Goldmacher | Published: 7/20/2020 President Trump’s weak poll numbers and a surge of Democratic cash flooding key Senate races have jolted top Republicans and intensified talk among party donors and strategists about redirecting money to protect their narrow Senate Republican majority amid growing fear of complete Democratic control of Washington in 2021. [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 8:13 am by Charlotte Butash
During oral arguments, Trump’s lawyer, William Consovoy, asserted that a sitting president is constrained only by impeachment and thus cannot be the subject of any criminal investigation while in office. [read post]
24 Oct 2019, 4:01 am by Thomas J. Crane
At an en banc hearing before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump lawyer William Consovoy said if the President shot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York City, he would be immune from criminal investigation. [read post]
7 Oct 2019, 2:07 pm by Mark Walsh
There is an air of anticipation as spectators gather in the courtroom for the first day of the new term. [read post]
13 Jul 2019, 1:05 pm by Vishnu Kannan, Margaret Taylor
As in the lower court action, Trump was represented by attorney William Consovoy, and the committee was represented by Doug Letter, general counsel for the House of Representatives. [read post]
20 May 2019, 3:39 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
At a court hearing last week, Trump’s attorney William Consovoy told the judge that they would appeal if they lost. [read post]
15 May 2019, 12:56 pm by Margaret Taylor
Representing Trump, William Consovoy argued that there is no conceivable constitutional basis on which the information could be provided to the committee, because there is no valid legislative purpose for which the information could be needed. [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 2:00 am by Paul Caron
Daniel Hemel (Chicago), Fact and Fiction on Trump’s Tax Returns: What Trump’s Lawyer’s Letter Gets Right — And Wrong: President Trump’s personal attorney, William Consovoy, sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s general counsel on Friday arguing that House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal “cannot legally request — and the IRS cannot legally... [read post]
14 Dec 2018, 1:49 pm by Associated Press
Trump’s personal lawyer, William Consovoy, filed a petition on Friday ... [read post]