Month: April 2009

White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard’s Disclosure

There’s been some attention to Lawrence Summers’ financial disclosure report.  Financial disclosure reports for other officials are also available, including senior advisers David Axelrod and Peter Rouse.  White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard’s financial disclosure report was also released and is available here.  According to page 5 of his report, he was Political Director for […]

First Amendment Lawsuit Back on Track

The Post reports that an interesting First Amendment case involving a police officer providing information to a reporter was reinstated after a lower court threw out the case. [Michael] Andrew, a Baltimore Police major, gave the Sun a memo in which he questioned whether police used excessive force in the shooting of Cephus Smith, who […]

PMA Group Issues: Spreading to Capitol Hill?

The Times reports that Rep. Peter Visclosky’s relationship with PMA Group has been a topic of interest for law enforcement officials. One person with knowledge of the investigation into the PMA Group said prosecutors had asked specific questions about Mr. Visclosky and his staff. Two people close to Mr. Visclosky, an Indiana Democrat, said he […]