The District Court for the District of Columbia released its opinion in DLC, Inc. v. USA. Among the issues involved was the propriety of the IRS’s retroactive revocation of the DLC’s 501(c)(4) status. The court concludes (footnote omitted): It may be that the DLC is unworthy of 501(c)(4) status. But the Government gave it that […]
Day: April 7, 2008
Louisiana Update
I previously noted a Louisiana case where a federal candidate requested and received a court order to suspend his opponent’s advertisement. The election was Saturday and I understand the case was voluntarily dismissed. I’ll have more developments later.
Former Rep. Wright Sentenced
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that former Rep. Wright was sentenced today. The jury deliberated a little more than six hours over two days before announcing at midday that Wright had mishandled $7,400 in charitable contributions and fraudulently obtained a $150,000 bank loan. He was acquitted on a charge involving a $1,500 donation his health care foundation […]