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Iowa governor holds nine-point lead over Democratic challenger
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad currently holds a nine-point lead over his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Jack Hatch.
Miss. U.S. Senate runoff: 42 percent of Cochran's donations coming from PACs
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - When the polls closed June 3, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran found himself deadlocked with the tea party-supported Chris McDaniel at 49 percent - a figure nearly equaling the total percent of donations the incumbent has received from political action committees.
Latest poll shows women supporting Braley over Ernst in Iowa U.S. Senate race
WATERLOO, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - A new poll shows women are favoring U.S. Rep. and Senate-candidate Bruce Braley over state Sen. Joni Ernst, a woman and tea party favorite.
Cheney starts group warning of Obama Administration's 'dangerous policies'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Wednesday former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, Liz, announced the "launch of The Alliance for a Strong America, a 501(c)4 grassroots organization that will advocate for a restoration of American strength and power."
Oklahoma AG's win of $47.7M against tobacco company upheld
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Supreme Court of Oklahoma has upheld a $47 million summary judgment verdict won by state Attorney General Scott Pruitt in a lawsuit against Native Wholesale Supply, a cigarette distributer.
Report: One out of four dollars donated to Davis comes from outside Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - More than a quarter of the money raised by Wendy Davis' gubernatorial campaign has raised has come from out-of-state donors.
'Duck Dynasty' setting ground work for political dynasty
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Two weeks ago, Phil Robertson, star of the popular television show "Duck Dynasty" and patriarch of the Robertson family, spoke at a Republican conference.
SCOTUS green-lights pro-life group's challenge of campaign speech law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to an anti-abortion group seeking to challenge an Ohio law prohibiting false campaign statements.
Cantor loss doesn't mean party divided, says RNC chairman
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Congressman Eric Cantor's primary loss to a little-known tea party challenger doesn't mean the Republican party is necessarily divided, according to the Republican National Committee chairman.
N.Y. AG dominating Republican challenger by 25 points
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, is leading his Republican challenger, John Cahill, by 25 points, a new poll shows.
Texas governor race: Davis gains some ground on Abbott, still trails by double digits
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A new poll shows Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for governor, still trails her Republican rival, Attorney General Greg Abbott, by double digits, although she has gained some ground.
Mich. governor leads Democratic challenger by five points
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A new poll shows Gov. Rick Snyder leads his Democratic challenger, former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, by five points.
Fla. governor race: Lawyers donate hundreds of thousands to Crist in May
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Law firms and lawyers continued to support Charlie Crist in May, helping the Democratic candidate for Florida governor raise more than $2 million.
Kaye Scholer set to earn $6.75M for work on Calif. controller's unpaid property program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A law firm hired by California Controller John Chiang to bring litigation against insurers is set to make $6.75 million in attorney's fees.
Sealed records will be used in probe of acquitted N.Y. attorney
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York's top court will allow a misconduct probe to use sealed criminal records in its investigation of a questionable campaign contribution indirectly made by a Brooklyn attorney to a Manhattan judge, although they were cleared of any criminal charges four years ago.
Outgoing Virginia Congressman to be honored at event
WATERFORD, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia's longest-serving Congressman, Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, will be honored in a couple of weeks for his contributions to the state.
Calif. treasurer candidate has financial advantage, received contributions from firm he hired
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - With his primary win secured, California Controller John Chiang, a Democrat, enters the race for state treasurer armed with nearly $2.4 million in his war chest - an amount augmented by donations made by attorneys he hired during his tenure as controller.
Iowa U.S. Senate race: Braley trails Ernst by five points, GOP poll says
WATERLOO, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Only one week removed from the primary, U.S. Rep. and Senate-candidate Bruce Braley is trailing state Sen. Joni Ernst, a tea party favorite, by five points, according to a poll conducted by a new polling firm run by Republicans.
Crist, Scott dead even in Fla. governor's race, poll shows
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, now running as a Democrat, is no longer leading current Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a new poll suggests.
Professor warns of 'alarming implications' of joint resolution targeting political contributions
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A Senate joint resolution aimed at amending the First Amendment to reign in political contributions will have "alarming implications" if ratified, says a Chapman University professor.