Day: September 24, 2010

New Black Panther party case developments

The Post reports that a Justice Department employee testified before the Civil Rights Commission on DOJ’s handling of a case involving the New Black Panther Party. [Christopher] Coates also argued that there was evidence for broader prosecution of the New Black Panther case. “We had eyewitness testimony. We had videotape. One of them had a […]

Pre-election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 passes Senate

Ever think about how presidential transitions are funded?  If you’re a lawyer asked to work on a presidential transition, you sure have.  And you no doubt noticed that the Senate just passed the Pre-election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 bringing some new rules to this interesting area of law.  Senatus has an overview and more […]