Roll Call looks at Citizens United and tomorrow’s Supreme Court argument in the case. Laurence Gold, a campaign finance lawyer with the labor federation AFL-CIO, agreed that a high court decision to strike down Austin may mean more tools in the chest for organized labor and other groups during the election season. If trade groups […]
Day: September 8, 2009
Disclosure and Dr. Tara O’Toole
The Washington Times alleges that Homeland Security nominee Dr. Tara O’Toole did not include information about a prior position on recent disclosure forms. President Obama’s nominee at the Department of Homeland Security overseeing bioterrorism defense has served as a key adviser for a lobbying group funded by the pharmaceutical industry that has asked the government […]