A lot of people looking for a good book to read at the beach or by the pool have apparently found Mary Kay Andrews’ The Fixer Upper, a story about an unemployed Washington lobbyist helping to restore an inherited home in Georgia.
Month: July 2009
Citizens United and the Federal Election Commission
This Wall Street Journal discusses the Supreme Court’s consideration of Citizens United and other recent developments at the Federal Election Commission, including the Commission’s handling of a case involving Arjinderpal Sekhon. (Photo credit: http://www.myspace.com/ajsekhon06.)
Court Rules Speech or Debate Clause Protects… Speech
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unsealed an opinion in In re: Grand Jury Subpoenas involving the Speech or Debate Clause. The case arose in the course of an investigation into former Rep. Tom Feeney’s connection to a Jack Abramoff-related trip. The Post reports: A federal appeals court has ruled that information […]