Category Archives: tax law and election law
Goldfeder NYT Letter to the Editor of Campaign Disclosure
Here.
“Pro-Obama Group Details Fund-Raising and Policy Goals”
NYT on OFA:
In addition to the previously reported “board of trustees” whose members are expected to raise at least $500,000, it turns out there is an even higher tier of donors who are granted entree to the board of… Continue reading
“Dozens of Attorneys Protest IRS Release Of 501(c)(4) Application, Return, Information”
Bloomberg BNA: “Dozens of attorneys have written to the Internal Revenue Service saying they are gravely concerned about the disclosure of confidential taxpayer information from tax code Section 501(c)(4) applications for exemption and unredacted tax returns that were given… Continue reading
Fred Wertheimer Doesn’t Like OFA Sharing President Obama’s Twitter Account
Data Mining for Me But Not for Thee?
CPI: “President Barack Obama’s new nonprofit advocacy group wants to know what its donors do professionally and for whom they work. But don’t expect to ever see the information.”
“Obama Makes Campaign-Style Call for Group Backing Agenda”
CREW Responds to Eric Wang About IRS Suit
Here.
“Obama Rallies Supporters and Donors to Keep His Campaign Agenda Alive”
NYT / OFA.
CCP’s Joe Trotter Considers OFA and Reform
Here, in the Washington Times.
“The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat”
Mother Jones report, with the subhead: “How did the chair of the House ethics committee end up on a corporate-backed African safari? Meet the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC’s finest junkets.”
“OFA is Not a Partisan Organization”
John Carson of OFA has this response to a USA Today editorial, “Pro-Obama Group Follows GOP’s Sleazy Path.”
“Watchdog Groups Question Whether President Obama’s Involvement in Organizing for Action Complies with Ethics in Government Act”
Press release: “In a letter sent today to President Obama, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, wrote that ‘your involvement with Organizing for Action (OFA) raises serious questions about whether you are complying with the Ethics… Continue reading
“Democratic Donors Skip Obama Dinner Seeking New Donations”
Bloomberg: “President Barack Obama’s dinner tonight with top donors resembles dozens of his campaign events, with gourmet meals served on hotel china and a high price of admission. Yet without the urgency of an election, many reliable Democratic fundraisers… Continue reading