Monthly Archives: May 2013
“Bopp Warns of Consequences of Relaxing Gay Scout Ban”
NLJ:
The Boy Scouts of America will open itself to a “veritable Pandora’s box of litigation” if it allows homosexual boys to be scouts, warns a veteran Supreme Court litigator and special counsel to the Republican National Committee.
In a… Continue reading
WaPo Ed Board Responds to Sen. McConnell Oped
WaPo:
Today we publish a commentary by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), arguing against legislation to require expanded campaign finance disclosure. The senator points to the current furor over how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mishandled applications… Continue reading
“The Time Lois Lerner Failed To Investigate A Major Al Gore Fundraiser At The FEC”
“The IRS Hearings: Winners and Losers”
“Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors”
Andy Kroll writes for Mother Jones.
“Tensions Brew Inside White House Over Counsel’s Role”
Buzzfeed reports. Last night I asked on Twitter how long it would be before pundits would start calling for Ruemmler to step aside.
Now the answer is clear: not long.
“On IRS issue, senior White House aides were focused on shielding Obama”
“FEC Action Slows as Frequent Deadlocks Hamper Consensus on Pending Proposals”
Bloomberg BNA:
Facing a backlog of proposals to update its regulations and policies but apparently unable to reach consensus on any of them, the Federal Election Commission is not even holding regular open meetings as frequently as it did… Continue reading
“Shape-Shifting by Liberal Dark Money Groups Seems Meant to Confuse”
CRP:
IRS employees who sent overly detailed questionaires to some groups applying for tax-exempt status in recent years used words like “tea party” and “patriot” to try to filter out those that planned to be heavily involved in politics… Continue reading
“The IRS scandal and Obama’s culture of intimidation”
Sen. Mitch McConnell writes a WaPo oped, attacking not just the IRS, and not just the DISCLOSE Act, but the very concept of disclosure.
Sad for a Senator who used to be a strong supporter of disclosure as an… Continue reading
“I.R.S. Official Denies Misleading Congress”
Section 2 Success in Georgia
Here is an opinion in favor of the plaintiffs in their challenge to at-large elections in Fayette Co., GA.