The James Madison Center for Free Speech has filed an amicus brief in Citizens United on behalf of eight former members of the Federal Election Commission. The deadline for all such briefs is tomorrow.
Month: July 2009
Jeffferson Case to Jury
Milbank’s take on the Jefferson trial is here. The Times reports that the case against Rep. William Jefferson is headed to the jury. The six-week trial consisted almost exclusively of prosecutors laying out their case that Mr. Jefferson schemed to use his office to promote initiatives by American companies in Africa. In exchange for his […]
New Black Panther Party Case Update
Who at DOJ was involved in charting the agency’s course in the New Black Panther Party Case? Department Number 3 Thomas J. Perrelli, according to this report. The department’s career lawyers in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division who pursued the complaint for five months had recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the […]