Topic: Robert Bauer

Obama, Romney teams 'lawyer up' for Election Day vote disputes

Thousands of partisan lawyers and poll-watchers have fanned out across the country, ready to fight over contested votes on Election Day. Nobody wants a repeat of Florida's contentious 2000 recount.

Fight ends over early voting in Ohio as US Supreme Court refuses to step in

Ohio had sought to cut short in-person early voting this year, but federal courts ruled it could not, citing potential disenfranchisement of older and low-income voters. On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court declined to enter fray in this key electoral state.

Opinion: Sestak, Clinton, and Obama: Was it a bribe?

Bill Clinton’s offer to Joe Sestak may be unseemly, but it doesn’t appear to break federal law.

Joe Sestak job offer? White House says it did nothing wrong.

The GOP isn't buying the White House assertion that it offered Rep. Joe Sestak only an unpaid position on an advisory board if he'd drop his effort to unseat Pennsylvania's Sen. Arlen Specter.

Did the White House offer Joe Sestak a job?

Rep. Joe Sestak is in a tough primary race against Obama-backed Senator Arlen Specter. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs for the first time responded to questions about whether the White House offered Sestak a post to lure him out of the race.

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Obama opts out of public funding for campaign

He’s the first major-party candidate to opt out of public finance since advent of system.

Obama opts out of public funding for campaign

He’s the first major-party candidate to opt out of public finance since advent of system.

Now showing: 'Hillary: The Movie' and election-law gripes

The film's creators dispute a finding that election rules apply to their promotional ads. Next stop: the Supreme Court.