Day: November 9, 2009

Ethics reforms for the Dallas City Council

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 9, 2009
Categories In Texas

Here’s the latest on ethics reforms the Dallas City Council just passed.

What happened in New Orleans in Cao v. Federal Election Commission today?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 9, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

AP has this report on what happened in today’s hearing in Cao v. Federal Election Commission. t’s now up to a federal judge in New Orleans to decide whether to put a challenge to campaign finance restrictions on a faster track to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cao v. Federal Election Commission hearing today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 9, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases, FEC

WXVT reports on today’s upcoming hearing in Cao v. Federal Election Commission. One issue in Monday’s hearing before U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan is whether key issues in the case should go straight to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals – in effect putting the case on a faster track to the Supreme Court. More […]